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UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira

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Sat 12th November 2022 Local
Sat 12th November 2022 11:00pm UTC

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League
UFC

Season
2022

Round
Round 38

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Location

Madison Square Garden

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Description

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. The pairing previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. 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.

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.

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Result List

01	Alex Pereira	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
01	Israel Adesanya	UFC Heavyweight	LOSS
02	Zhang Weili	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
02	Carla Esparza	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS
03	Dustin Poirier	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
03	Michael Chandler	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
04	Chris Gutierrez	UFC Featherweight	WIN
04	Frankie Edgar	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS
05	Dan Hooker	UFC Lightweight	WIN
05	Claudio Puelles	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
06	Renato Moicano	UFC Heavyweight	WIN
06	Brad Riddell	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
07	Ryan Spann	UFC Light Heavyweight	WIN
07	Dominick Reyes	UFC Light Heavyweight	LOSS
08	Molly McCann	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS
08	Erin Blanchfield	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
09	Andre Petroski	UFC Middleweight	WIN
09	Wellington Turman	UFC Middleweight	LOSS
10	Matt Frevola	UFC Lightweight	WIN
10	Ottman Azaitar	UFC Lightweight	LOSS
11	Karolina Kowalkiewicz	UFC Strawweight Women	WIN
11	Silvana Gomez Juarez	UFC Strawweight Women	LOSS
12	Michael Trizano	UFC Featherweight	WIN
12	Seungwoo Choi	UFC Featherweight	LOSS
13	Montel Jackson	UFC Bantamweight	WIN
13	Julio Arce	UFC Bantamweight	LOSS

Result Description

Main Card
Middleweight Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya (c) TKO (punches) 5 2:01
Women's Strawweight Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza (c) Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:05
Lightweight Dustin Poirier def. Michael Chandler Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 2:00
Bantamweight Chris Gutiérrez def. Frankie Edgar KO (knee) 1 2:01
Lightweight Dan Hooker def. Claudio Puelles TKO (body kick) 2 4:06

Preliminary card (ESPNews / ESPN+)
Lightweight Renato Moicano def. Brad Riddell Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:20
Catchweight (206.6 lb) Ryan Spann def. Dominick Reyes KO (punches) 1 1:20
Women's Flyweight Erin Blanchfield def. Molly McCann Submission (kimura) 1 3:37
Middleweight Andre Petroski def. Wellington Turman Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Matt Frevola def. Ottman Azaitar KO (punch) 1 2:30
Women's Strawweight Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Silvana Gómez Juárez Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Catchweight (147.6 lb) Michael Trizano def. Seung Woo Choi KO (punches) 1 4:51
Bantamweight Montel Jackson def. Julio Arce Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Carlos Ulberg def. Nicolae Negumereanu KO (punches) 1 3:44