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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.
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.