UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting Championship is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 12, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting Championship A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira is expected to headline the event.
UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting Championship
UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting Championship The pairing previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017 which Pereira won by third round knockout. A UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Carla Esparza and former champion Zhang Weili is expected to take place at the event UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting.
UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting A lightweight bout between Matt Frevola and returning veteran Ottman Azaitar has been rescheduled for this event. The pairing was previously scheduled to meet in January 2021 at UFC 257, but Azaitar was pulled from the bout and had his contract briefly terminated after it was determined that he had violated “COVID-19″ health and safety protocols, as he attempted to help others enter the UFC’s designated safety zone during fight week.
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is doing the promotion’s job for them with a promotional video for UFC 281. Adesanya on Sunday released the unofficial fight trailer for the Nov. 12 pay-per-view event, which features his MMA rematch with Alex Pereira, the heavy-fisted Brazilian who twice defeated him in the kickboxing ring. UFC 281 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City and airs on ESPN+ pay-per-view. The headliner marks Adesanya’s sixth attempted defense of the middleweight title while Pereira seeks his fourth UFC win on the biggest stage possible.
Most betting lines have Adesanya as a slight favorite over Pereira. UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting The lines haven’t moved much since the fight’s announcement, though that’s certain to change as the fight approaches. Pereira outpointed Adesanya in their first kickboxing meeting in April 2016. A rematch in March 2017 was even more emphatic for the Brazilian, who knocked out the current UFC champ in the third round after early trouble. Adesanya is emphatic his MMA skillset will be enough to overcome his previous results against Pereira. He who laughs last, laughs best,” said the UFC middleweight champ, putting his own style on the saying.
Years in the making, Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira are finally set to square off again.
This time, it’ll be in MMA – on one of the biggest combat sports stages at one of the most iconic venues in the world. UFC 281 is set for Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York and Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) vs. Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is set to headline, the promotion announced Friday via broadcast partner ESPN. No other bouts have been set for the Nov. 12 pay-per-view at this time, though a lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler is being discussed, potentially for that date.
UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting Championship The matchup is the one the promotion has indicated would happen since UFC 276 took place July 6. On that pay-per-view card, both Adesanya and Pereira won. Adesanya successfully defended his title against Jared Cannonier, two fights after Pereira quickly knocked out Sean Strickland with his signature left hook.
Professional mixed martial arts fighter Elias
Theodorou, best known for his advocacy on behalf of athletes who use cannabis, has died of cancer, his family announced Monday. UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting Championship He was 34. Elias ‘The Spartan’ Theodorou answered his final bell yesterday, September 11th, 2022, his family said in a statement. He passed peacefully at home with his family and loved ones in his corner after a hard-fought fight with colon cancer that metastasized.
MMA promoter UFC on Monday said the “affable Toronto native” led a career and a life to be proud of. Elias Theodorou made an impact in his 34 years, one that won’t be forgotten, UFC said. Theodorou left UFC in 2019 with a 16-3 record overall and an 8-3 record in the sport’s top league. One of his last bouts was in December, when he beat Bryan Baker at an event called Colorado Combat Club 10. Theodorou is perhaps equally known for his medical cannabis advocacy, noted for having earned Canada’s first cannabis exemption for professional athletes in 2020.
The next year, Colorado granted a similar exemption. UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira Fighting Theodorou said it was a first for a pro athlete in the U.S. Sports lawyer Erik Magraken, who memorialized Theodorou on his website, said the cannabis victories led directly to similar stances by the UFC and the United States Anti-Doping Agency. A remarkable legacy Elias created,” Magraken wrote Monday.
