Two titles are on the line at UFC 281 on November 12. Inside Madison Square Garden, Israel Adesanya defends the UFC middleweight title against Alex Pereira. The co-main event will see Carla Esparza defend the UFC strawweight title against Zhang Weili.Adesanya made his pro debut in 2012 and joined the UFC in 2018. In 2019, he beat Kelvin Gastelum for the interim UFC middleweight title and beat Robert Whittaker a few months later to become champion. The Last Stylebender” last fought in July, beating Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision.Pereira turned pro in 2015. Joining the UFC in 2021, he is 3-0 with the promotion. Pereira last fought in July, beating Sean Strickland via knockout. Pereira is 2-0 against Adesanya dating back to their kickboxing days.MORE:Sign up to watch the UFC 281 PPV, exclusively on ESPN+The first UFC strawweight champion, Esparza won the title in 2014 (against Rose Namajunas). Esparza lost the title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk in 2015. She went 8-3 and was on a fiv...
