Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya middleweight title rematch official for UFC 287 principal occasion
Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will run it again in April.
The UFC middleweight title will likely be on the road in the principle occasion of UFC 287 on April 8 because the champion Pereira faces off towards former middleweight champ Adesanya. UFC president Dana White officially announced the bout Friday.
The pay-per-view occasion is predicted to happen in Miami, Fla., though the venue has but to be formally introduced.
Pereira defeated Adesanya by knockout in the fifth round in the principle occasion of UFC 281 to grow to be the middleweight champion. It was probably the greatest comebacks of the 12 months, capping off an unimaginable 2022 that noticed Pereira elevate from unranked fighter to champion over the course of three fights.
Adesanya suffered his first loss within the middleweight division towards Pereira. The previous champion racked up 5 defenses of the title earlier than his streak got here to an finish towards the person who defeated him twice in kickboxing.
With the addition, the UFC 287 lineup contains:
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Alex Pereira vs. Israel Adesanya – for middleweight title
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Gilbert Burns vs. Jorge Masvidal
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Kevin Holland vs. Santiago Ponzinibbio
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Raul Rosas Jr. vs. Christian Rodrigues
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Rob Font vs. Adrian Yanez
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Gerald Meeerschaert vs. Joe Pyfer
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Kelvin Gastelum vs. Chris Curtis
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Cynthia Calvillo vs. Crazy Godinez
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Luana Pinheiro vs. Michelle Waterson-Gomez
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Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Nikolas Motta
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Steve Garcia vs. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke