Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight title against Alex Pereira in New York’s MSG

BREAKING NEWS: Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight title against Alex Pereira in New York’s MSG at UFC 281 in November

•  Israel Adesanya is 23-1 and undefeated at middleweight in his career
• Adeseanya is on a three fight winning streak since losing a fight for the light heavyweight title 
•  Adesanya owns five successful title defenses at middleweight, holding the undisputed title since October 2019
• Pereira (6-1) is coming off a first-round knockout of Sean Strickland at UFC 276

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Published: 00:06 BST, 6 August 2022 | Updated: 00:37 BST, 6 August 2022