UFC 281:- Alex Pereira TKOs Israel Adesanya to become the new middleweight champion, full card results: UFC 281, headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira absolutely lived up to the hype, giving the MMA fans enough reasons to cherish. Alex Pereira shocked many people by knocking out Israel Adesanya in the final round of their main-event fight to become the undisputed UFC middleweight champion. Despite consuming some heavy blows throughout the clash, ‘Poatan’ managed to stick around.
The Brazilian fighter landed combinations on ‘Izzy’ to which the former champion fell numb and surrendered. The whole UFC 281 fight card was filled with high-profile performances and fans were fortunate to see some massive stoppages, submissions, and unanimous victories.
The main card began with a banger as Dan Hooker ended Claudio Puelles by landing a solid body kick in round three of their fight. It paved the way for an entertaining card which was succeeded by Chris Gutierrez, who knocked out the legend of Frankie Edgar next. Dustin Poirier then submitted Michael Chandler in an impressive fashion and Zhang Weili found her way to beat Carla Esparza for the women’s strawweight title Here’s a look at the complete fight results of UFC 281.
UFC 281 Main card result
Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza via submission in 1:05 minutes of round 2 to become the women’s strawweight champion.
Dustin Poirier def. Michael Chandler via submission in 2:00 minutes of round 3.
Chris Gutierrez def. Frankie Edgar via KO in 2:01 minutes of round 1.
Dan Hooker def. Claudio Puelles via TKO in 4:06 minutes of round 2.
UFC 281 Prelims result
Renato Moicano def. Brad Riddell via rear-naked choke in 3:20 minutes of round 1.
Ryan Spann def. Dominick Reyes via KO in 1:20 minutes of round 1.
Erin Blanchfield def. Molly McCann via kimura submission in 3:27 minutes of round 1.
Andre Petroski def/ Wellington Turman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
UFC 281 Early Prelims result
Matt Frevola def. Ottman Azaitar via KO in 2:30 minutes of round 1.
Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Silvana Gomez Juarez via unanimous decision (29-28 on the cards)
Mike Trizano def. Choi Seung-Woo via TKO in 4:51 minutes of round 1.
Montel Jackson def. Julio Arce via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Carlos Ulberg def. Nicolae Negumereanu via O in 3:44 minutes of round 1.
