: Earned "Fight of the Night" honors. After weathering an aggressive start from Chandler, Poirier secured a rear-naked choke in the third round.
This win marked Pereira's third victory over Adesanya across combat sports, following two previous wins in kickboxing. UFC Main Event 281 : Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pe...
UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira Results * Main Event: Alex Pereira defeats Israel Adesanya by TKO (punches) at 2:01 of Round 5. * Co- : Earned "Fight of the Night" honors
The event featured 11 stoppages out of 14 fights, tying a UFC record for the most first-round finishes (seven) on a single card. Weight Class vs. Israel Adesanya (c) Middleweight TKO (punches) Zhang Weili vs. Carla Esparza (c) Women's Strawweight Submission (RNC) Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler Lightweight Submission (RNC) Chris Gutiérrez vs. Frankie Edgar Bantamweight Gutiérrez Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles Lightweight TKO (body kick) Notable Performances UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira Results * Main
At UFC 281, Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya via technical knockout (TKO) at 2:01 of the fifth round to become the new UFC middleweight champion.