UFC 287: Israel Adesanya knockout Alex Pereira, old debt is reclaimed

UFC 287 witnessed a rematch between two names with many fates - defending middleweight champion Alex Pereira and former king Israel Adesanya.

In his previous encounter at UFC 281, Pereira defeated Adesanya with a knockout knockout in the fifth round, marking the third time the Brazilian has beaten "The Last Stylebender" in his professional career. . Before that, Pereira won twice against Israel Adesanya, he is also the only boxer to knock out a Nigerian in the ring until now.

Besides the confrontation between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya, UFC 287 is also a confrontation between two middleweight candidates Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal. After an impressive victory over Neil Magny, "Durinho" Gilbert Burns is hopeful of returning to the title race with the goal of defeating Jorge Masvidal - who has not won a match since 2019.

The main matches (Main Card) start at 9:00 am. The main match of the event between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya is scheduled to take place after 12:00.

Alex Pereira approached the match cautiously with legkick that made Israel Adesanya very difficult. On the contrary, Adesanya played more active attack than the previous match, just as he said in the press conference.

In the second half, Adesnaya continued to actively attack the abdomen, combining the forte right-hand overhand. In two situations in a row to force the opponent into the ring, Alex Pereira carelessly let the opponent launch a counterattack that made him fall to the floor. Adesanya launched two consecutive punches to end the champion, officially returning to the middleweight throne.

170 lbs.: Gilbert Burns wins points  Jorge Masvidal (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

135 lbs.: Rob Font technical knockout Adrian Yanez (2:57 round 1)

170 lbs.: Kevin Holland technical knockout of Santiago Ponzinibbio (3:16 round 3)

135 lbs.: Christian Rodriguez wins Raul Rosas Jr. (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

185 lbs.: Kelvin Gastelum beat Chris Curtis (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)

115 lbs.: Luana Pinheiro beat Michelle Waterson (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)

185 lbs.: Joe Pyfer TKO Gerald Meerschaert (3:15 round 1)

115 lbs.:  Loopy Godinez beat Cynthia Calvillo (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)

160 lbs.: Ignacio Bahammondes wins points  Trey Ogden (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)

145 lbs.: Steve Garcia TKO Shayilan Nuerdanbieke (0:36 round 2)

115 lbs.: Sam Hughes beat Jaqueline Amorim (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)