UFC 281
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira | ||||
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Information | ||||
Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
Date | November 12, 2022 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden | |||
City | New York City, New York, United States | |||
Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 12, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States.[1]
Background[]
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
A lightweight bout between Matt Frevola and returning veteran Ottman Azaitar has been rescheduled for this event.[5] 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.[6]
Fight card[]
Main card | |||||||
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Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
Middleweight | Israel Adesanya (c) | vs. | Alex Pereira | [a] | |||
Women's Strawweight | Carla Esparza (c) | vs. | Zhang Weili | [b] | |||
Lightweight | Dustin Poirier | vs. | Michael Chandler | ||||
Lightweight | Brad Riddell | vs. | Renato Moicano | ||||
Lightweight | Dan Hooker | vs. | Claudio Puelles | ||||
Lightweight | Matt Frevola | vs. | Ottman Azaitar | ||||
Women's Flyweight | Molly McCann | vs. | Erin Blanchfield | ||||
Women's Strawweight | Karolina Kowalkiewicz | vs. | Silvana Gómez Juárez | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Dominick Reyes | vs. | Ryan Spann | ||||
Featherweight | Michael Trizano | vs. | Seung Woo Choi | ||||
Light Heavyweight | Carlos Ulberg | vs. | Nicolae Negumereanu |
- ^ For the UFC Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Strawweight Championship.
Announced bouts[]
- Middleweight bout: Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman[8]
- Bantamweight bout: Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson[9]
See also[]
- List of UFC events
- List of current UFC fighters
- 2022 in UFC
References[]
- ^ Jesse Holland (2022-07-13). "Report - UFC 281 set for Madison Square Garden landing pad on November 12". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
- ^ Nolan King (2022-08-05). "UFC 281 set with Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira headliner at Madison Square Garden". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ Michael Owens (2020-11-25). "Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya: an undeniable trilogy?". mmauk.net. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ Nolan King (2022-08-18). "Carla Esparza announces UFC 281 title fight vs. Zhang Weili". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ Nolan King (2022-08-22). "Ottman Azaitar vs. Matt Frevola rebooked for UFC 281 – after 'bag of potatoes' incident canceled first fight". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2021-01-22). "Ottman Azaitar cut from UFC after violating COVID-19 safety protocol". mmafighting.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ Steve Duncan (2022-09-07). "Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman anunciado para UFC 281 - MMA.uno , #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español". mma.uno. Retrieved 2022-09-07. (in Spanish)
- ^ Steve Duncan (2022-09-13). "Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson agregado a UFC 281 - MMA.uno , #1 En noticias de Artes Marciales Mixtas (MMA) en Español". mma.uno. Retrieved 2022-09-14. (in Spanish)
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