UFC 281

The Sporting News has you covered when it comes to what time Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira will make their way to the octagon.

Dan Hooker (-155) vs. Claudio Puelles (+120). Kicking off the main card in a fashion that Joe Silva would approve of is a lightweight battle between ...

Check out who the experts at CBS Sports are taking in the pair of title fights set for Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

SportsLine's Kyle Marley reveals his UFC 281 picks and predictions for Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya in New York City.

Puelles (12-2) is a four-year UFC veteran and ground-game savant who has seen three of his five UFC victories come by submission. Hooker (21-12) is an eight-year veteran who was once a top-five ranked contender in the loaded lightweight division. Marley also has strong picks for Adesanya vs. At that time, Pereira (6-1) wasn't known to UFC observers but he was gaining recognition in lesser-known promotions. Pereira and every other bout on the UFC 281 card. Adesanya is a -220 favorite (risk $220 to win $100), while Pereira is offered at +180 in the latest Caesars Sportsbook MMA odds for UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Now, they will renew their rivalry with a UFC title on the line. The 33-year-old, Nigeria-born fighter became the undisputed champion when he knocked out former titleholder Robert Whittaker in October 2019 at UFC 243. Coincidentally, the last fight of his kickboxing career came in the knockout loss to Pereira in March 2017. Adesanya and Pereira have navigated similar career paths as both turned to professional MMA later in their careers after establishing themselves in other disciplines, primarily kickboxing. He watches every single fight for every professional MMA card and does extensive research before each event. This one comes against a familiar foe in Pereira, who has beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing.

Carla Esparza has really found her footing in the strawweight division following back-to-back losses in 2018. Those fights really represented a crossroads for ...

Complete UFC 281 fight card preview for the "Adesanya vs. Pereira"-led event tonight (Sat., Nov. 12, 2022) on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV). Get UFC 281 start ...

Watch UFC 281, headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira, with MMA Fighting live during a main card watch party beginning 9:45 p.m. ET.

Prior to that, former lightweight champ [Frankie Edgar](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/60/frankie-edgar) makes the walk to the octagon for the final time in a bantamweight bout against the surging [Chris Gutierrez](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2785/chris-gutierrez). ET / 6:45 p.m. Watch MMA Fighting’s UFC 281 Watch Party at 9:45 p.m. [Dan Hooker](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/2917/daniel-hooker) looks to get back to his winning ways and halt the five-fight win streak of [Claudio Puelles](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/3886/claudio-puelles). [Dustin Poirier](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/233/dustin-poirier) and [Michael Chandler](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/455/michael-chandler). [Carla Esparza](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/818/carla-esparza) puts her newly won title on the line against former champ [Zhang Weili](https://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/4539/zhang-weili).

Watch the final faceoff between women's strawweight champion Carla Esparza and former titleholder Zhang Weili before UFC 281 in New York.

A big night of mixed martial arts is set in the Big Apple. The Ultimate Fighting Championship is putting together an exciting pay-per-view on Saturday night ...

The UFC heads to Madison Square Garden with a loaded card that features Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 281 for the middleweight.

Ulberg was the first of four City Kickboxing fighters to compete at UFC 281, with teammates Brad Riddell, Dan Hooker, and Israel Adesanya also on the card.

The event is headlined by a showdown between longtime rivals Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira for the former's middleweight championship. The UFC 281 main card ...

Also on the prelims, former UFC light heavyweight title challenger, Dominick Reyes, will collide with the promotion's #12 ranked 205-pounder, Ryan Spann. The ...

In the main event, middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) puts his title on the line against challenger Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who ...

Israel Adesanya defends his 185-pound crown against Alex Pereira. The the main event of the ESPN+ pay-per-view is likely to happen sometime after midnight.

The Sporting News will be providing live analysis and highlights from a stacked UFC 281 card. Who will walk out as champion, and can Israel Adesanya exact a ...

Fighting on the undercard of Adesanya's last title bout, Periera earned a quick knockout against a highly ranked opponent and called for a shot at Adesanya ...

By Emmanuel Okogba. UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya's title defence against Brazilian Alex Pereira will get underway in a matter of minutes.

The two lightweight greats went back and forth before the former interim champion was able to secure the rear-naked choke.

Visibly fatigued, Chandler was slower to engage as he ate a few punches from a fresher Poirier. On paper, the fight between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler was bound to be a slugfest. Despite the damage, Chandler dominated the round by keeping Poirier on bottom and landing some short punches. Chandler came out with a kick-heavy attack, which was slowed when Poirier perfectly checked a leg kick, causing Chandler's lower leg to immediately swell. Can't get enough boxing and MMA? The wrestling game would backfire in Chandler in the third round.