Israel Adesanya def. Alex Pereira via KO at 4:21 of Round 2. (for Pereira’s UFC middleweight championship) Gilbert Burns def. Jorge Masvidal via unanimous decision ( 30-27×2, 29-28).

UFC middleweight championship -- Alex Pereira (c) vs. Israel Adesanya: Rarely does a saga go 3-0 and the appetite persists for more. Adesanya appeared to be the better fighter for the majority of ...

Israel Adesanya has lost three times to Alex Pereira in three fights, but he's going to face him again Saturday in the main event of UFC 287 in Miami for the middleweight title.

NEW YORK – Another chapter is etched in the book of Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira after Saturday – with similar twists and turns. In the UFC 281 headliner Saturday, Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 ...

Adesanya (23-2) had been the UFC middleweight champion since 2019 prior to Pereira's victory. The Nigerian-born New Zealander had only one MMA loss prior to November, at light heavyweight in a ...

Alex Pereira: Alex Pereira looked like he had Israel Adesanya’s number in the early going of UFC 287. He landed more strikes than Adesanya, and Pereira had a much higher landing percentage.

Israel Adesanya -135 vs. Alex Pereira (c) +115, middleweight championship Gilbert Burns -475 vs. Jorge Masvidal +350, welterweights Adrian Yanez -180 vs. Rob Font +152, bantamweights ...

UFC 287 fight card -- Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya 2: Five biggest storylines to watch in Miami The promotion returns to South Beach for the first time in two decades on Saturday with a loaded ...