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Israel Adesanya fight time UK: What time is UFC 281 Adesanya vs Pereira tonight?

Adesanya looks to avenge his past two kickboxing defeats to Pereira tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York as the pair meet in the headlining act of UFC 281

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya looks to continue his reign in the division by avenging his two losses over old kickboxing rival Alex Pereira in New York.

‘The Last Stylebender’ lost a controversial decision to Pereira in 2016 and was brutally knocked out by the Brazilian in their rematch the following year. Adesanya made the switch from kickboxing to MMA after the defeat and has since gone unbeaten in the promotion at 185lb.

Pereira has leapfrogged most of the top middleweight contenders to fight Adesanya, with ‘Poatan’ earning himself a title shot after just three UFC fights. The pair have continued their tense rivalry in the build-up to their third meeting as Pereira looks for lighting to strike and become a UFC champion in the process. So here’s all you need to know about tonight’s big fight…

Adesanya is headlining the UFC 281 pay-per-view card, which starts at 3am on Sunday morning. There are four fights taking place on the main card before Adesanya’s title defence against Pereira, which means that you can expect the champion to make his walk to the cage around 4:45am with the fight getting underway shortly after that. This time could be slightly earlier or later depending on the length of the fights before Adesanya’s.

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