UFC 281: Alex Pereira Knocks Out Israel Adesanya To Win Middleweight Title

Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya to become the new UFC Middleweight champion at the UFC 281 event at MSG in New York, Zhang Weili also became the new UFC Strawweight champion.

Alex Pereira (Twitter)

Alex Pereira shocked the MMA world as he defeated Israel Adesanya to win the UFC Middleweight title and hand the Nigerian his first loss in the division. In the co-main event, Zhang Weili got the better of Carla Esparza to become a two-time UFC Strawweight champion. Meanwhile, Dustin Poirier submitted Michael Chandler in the Lightweight contest.

And New

Two-Time Champion

Dustin Poirier Victorious

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