UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 airs live on pay-per-view from Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida on Saturday, April 8. The fight card features a series of MMA bouts with a highly anticipated championship rematch headlining the show. The date when the event airs live in Australia is Sunday, April 9.
In the five-round main event, current middleweight champion Alex Pereira (7-1) and former titleholder Israel Adesanya (23-2) square off for the fourth time. Pereira stopped Adesanya in the fifth round and claimed the belt last November at UFC 281. The Brazilian fighter also defeated his Nigeria-born New Zealand-based rival by knockout in the third round of their second kickboxing bout in March 2017, after scoring a unanimous decision in April 2016.
In the three-round welterweight co-main event, Jorge Masvidal (35-16) battles it out in front of his hometown crowd against No. 5-ranked contender from Brazil, Gilbert Burns (21-5). Also on the PPV card, Rob Font (19-6) and Adrian Yanez (16-3) square off in an all-American clash at bantamweight. As well, Kevin Holland (23-9) of the United States and Santiago Ponzinibbio (30-6) of Argentina meet at welterweight. Kicking off the action, Christian Rodriguez (8-1) of the United States and Raul Rosas Jr (7-0) of Mexico duel at bantamweight. The full lineup can be found below.
How to watch UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2
United States
Date: Saturday, April 8
Main card: 10 pm ET / 7 pm PT live on ESPN+ PPV
Preliminary card: 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT live on ESPN+
Early Prelims card: 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT live on ESPN+
Australia
Date: Sunday, April 9
Main card: 12 pm AEST / 10 am AWST live on Main Event on Kayo
Preliminary card: 10 am AEST / 8 am AWST live on ESPN on Kayo
Early prelims: 8 am AEST / 6 am AWST live on UFC Fight Pass
Other countries
MMA fans can also connect via VPN, such as ExpressVPN, and live stream UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 from practically anywhere.
UFC 287 fight card
Get UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 full fight card and stay tuned for results below.
Main card
- Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya – Pereira’s UFC middleweight title
- Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal
- Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez
- Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Christian Rodriguez
Preliminary card
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis
- Michelle Waterson vs. Luana Pinheiro
- Gerald Meerschaert vs. Joseph Pyfer
- Chase Sherman vs. Karl Williams
Early prelims
- Cynthia Calvillo vs. Lupita Godinez
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Trey Ogden
- Shayilan Nuerdanbieke vs. Steve Garcia
- Jaqueline Amorim vs. Sam Hughes
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