UFC 281: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira weigh-in outcomes.
The UFC is again in New York Metropolis for the primary time since UFC 268 final November, and it’s one other stacked pay-per-view. The cardboard is headlined by middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and his former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. Within the co-main occasion, Carla Esparza is in search of her first strawweight title protection in opposition to former champion Zhang Weili, and within the featured bout, we have now one other fight-of-the-year contender on our arms with Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler.
Israel Adesanya hasn’t misplaced as a middleweight and is seeking to prolong his title defenses to 6, in an effort to try this, he’ll should beat the acquainted foe, Alex Pereira. Pereira owns two wins over “Stylebender” in kickboxing and is seeking to make it three in complete Saturday night time in claiming the championship.
Carla Esparza was the primary strawweight champion in UFC historical past, successful the Final Fighter and the belt in 2014, however shedding it in her very subsequent struggle. Eight years later, Esparza claimed the gold after beating Rose Namajunas, once more, for the belt. Trying to not let historical past repeat itself, Esparza fights former champion Zhang Weili, in search of that eluded first title protection.
Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje gave us a struggle of the yr on this identical constructing 12 months in the past and the UFC is hoping for extra of the identical this yr by matching up Chandler with Dustin Poirier. The 2 contenders are additionally seeking to get again into the title image. Rounding out the cardboard are some thrilling matchups in mild heavyweights Dominick Reyes and Ryan Spann, surging flyweights Erin Blanchfield and Molly McCann, and lightweights Matt Frevola and Ottman Azaitar.
UFC 281: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira weigh-in outcomes
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Israel Adesanya (185) vs. Alex Pereira (184.6) – for middleweight title
Champ Carla Esparza (114.8) vs. Zhang Weili (114.8) – for girls’s strawweight title
Michael Chandler (155.8) vs. Dustin Poirier (156)
Frankie Edgar (135.6) vs. Chris Gutierrez (136)
Dan Hooker (155.8) vs. Claudio Puelles (155.2)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Renato Moicano (155.8) vs. Brad Riddell (155.6)
Dominick Reyes (205.4) vs. Ryan Spann (206.6)*
Erin Blanchfield (125) vs. Molly McCann (125.4)
Andre Petroski (185.8) vs. Wellington Turman (185.2)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPNews/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
Ottman Azaitar (155.6) vs. Matt Frevola (154.8)
Silvana Gomez Juarez (115.6) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz (115.6)
Seungwoo Choi (145.6) vs. Michael Trizano (147.6)*
Julio Arce (135.8) vs. Montel Jackson (135.8)
Nicolae Negumereanu (206) vs. Carlos Ulberg (205.2)
* missed weight, each fighters have been fined.
