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UFC 281 – Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira: Date, UK start time, stream, TV channel, Poirier vs Chandler on undercard

ISRAEL ADESANYA is set to defend his middleweight title against old rival Alex Pereira this weekend at UFC 281.

The fight has been in the pipeline for a long time, with plenty of history between the two combatants from before their UFC days.

Adesanya is up against Pereira at UFC 281 and defending his middleweight title

As a kick-boxer, Adesanya lost twice to Pereira, one of them coming by brutal knockout.

Pereira joined the UFC last year, picking up three wins since – and is now ready to fight Adesanya for a third time.

Elsewhere on the Madison Square Garden card, Dustin Poirier takes on Michael Chandler in a huge lightweight clash.

Both men will see a win as the perfect opportunity to thrust themselves into a No 1 contender spot.

When is UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira?

  • Adesanya vs Pereira will take place on Saturday, November 12.
  • The fight will get underway in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, November 13 for fans in the UK.
  • You can expect the ring-walk for the main event to get going at around 5am GMT.
  • UFC 281 will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York.

What channel is it and can it be live streamed?

  • UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira will be shown live on BT Sport 2 in the UK.
  • You can live stream the action from the BT Sport app, which is available for download onto your mobile or tablet device.
  • UFC 281 gets going from 1am UK time, with the main card starting at 3am.

UFC 281 full card

Main card

  • Israel Adesanya (c) vs Alex Pereira – for UFC Middleweight Championship
  • Carla Esparza (c) vs Zhang Weili – for UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship
  • Dustin Poirier vs Michael Chandler
  • Frankie Edgar vs Chris Gutierrez
  • Dan Hooker vs Claudio Puelles

Preliminary card

  • Brad Riddell vs Renato Moicano
  • Dominick Reyes vs Ryan Spann
  • Molly McCann vs Erin Blanchfield
  • Andre Petroski vs Wellington Turman

Early preliminary card

  • Matt Frevola vs Ottman Azaitar
  • Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Silvana Gomez Juarez
  • Michael Trizano vs Choi Seung-woo
  • Julio Arce vs Montel Jackson
  • Carlos Ulberg vs Nicolae Negumereanu
Poirier and Chandler clash in a huge lightweight fight at UFC 281



What has been said?

Israel Adesanya: “Without me, he wouldn’t be here. Without me, he would’ve been exposed a long time ago. I cleared the way.

“I cleared the division, so there was not really anyone else to fight. I cleared the way for him to get to the top.

“It’s personal. This is about me and my legacy.

“This is about re-writing history even though it is history and I never chased this.

“This is about me re-writing a new path in history and just showing people what I can really do, because, again, ya’ll must have forgot.”

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