In the main event of UFC 287 held at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida on Sunday morning, Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira to reclaim the UFC middleweight title. Adesanya secured a stunning second-round knockout to defeat his long-time adversary Pereira.
The victory marked Adesanya’s first win over Pereira, who had previously defeated him twice before their last fight at Madison Square Garden in New York. Pereira had taken the belt off Adesanya with a vicious fifth-round knockout in November 2022.
Adesanya made the most of what was likely his last opportunity to beat Pereira and improved his MMA fight record to 24-2 (13-2 UFC), while Pereira (7-2 MMA) suffered his first loss in the UFC (4-1 UFC).
