Tomás Yelmini
An excellent bantamweight title bout headlines the remarkable UFC 281 card at New York’s legendary Madison Square Garden, where mixed martial arts fans have everything for a night of enjoyment. The Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira fight is the promises action and adrenaline in the octagon, in a card that has five main fights and as many preliminary fights.
They are two men who know each other very well from their kickboxing days. Then, they met twice and in both occasions the victory went to the Brazilian Pereira. However, current events show the Nigerian Adesanya as one of the true stars of the UFC.
At JefeBet we bring you the predictions, odds and predictions to have at hand all the information you need about the fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira for the middleweight title.
Betting Preview for UFC 281 Featuring Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira on Saturday, November 12, 2022
- Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
- When: Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 7 PM ET
- Odds: Israel Adesanya (-190) vs Alex Pereira (+150)
Odds provided by Unibet.
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Israel Adesanya
- Odds: -190
- Record: 23-1-0
- Age: 33
- Height: 1.93 m
- Weight: 83 kg
- Reach: 203 cm
Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Adesanya knows that this is not just another fight, and that in addition to the middleweight belt he is putting his honor on the line. Alex Pereira beat him twice when they practiced kickboxing, so since the Brazilian entered the UFC universe, the public was dying for this clash.
Adesanya lost only one fight, when he tried to go for the top weight crown. Since becoming middleweight monarch (he achieved it in 2019 against Robert Whittaker), he has had five successful defenses, the last three by unanimous decision.
“Forget about all the other fights. If there’s ever a fight I have to win, it’s this one,” said the fighter nicknamed The Last Stylebender.
Alex Pereira
- Odds: +150
- Record: 6-1-0
- Age: 35
- Height: 1.93 m
- Weight: 83 kg
- Reach: 201 cm
The native of São Paulo, Brazil, developed almost all his sporting life in the kickboxing universe, where he crossed and defeated Adesanya twice. Alex Pereira became interested in mixed martial arts only in 2015, when he debuted with a loss in the Jungle Fight franchise.
He has been a UFC member since 2021 and has fought three fights, all of which ended in victories: he defeated Greek Andreas Michailidis (technical KO), his compatriot Bruno Silva (points), and American Sean Strickland (KO).
JefeBet Prediction
While the history between the two may be a psychological battle, in the octagon Adesanya has the edge over Pereira and will earn a hard-fought unanimous decision victory.
Prediction: Israel Adesanya wins by unanimous decision.
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