This weekend, UFC announced the news to MMA lovers and accredited one of the Brazilians to seek the title of the middleweight division.
This weekend, the UFC marked the new fight for the belt in the middleweight division. With the title in the hands of Israel Adesanyathe organization has accredited a Brazilian to compete for the long-awaited golden object and has already defined all the details of UFC 281, which is scheduled to take place on November 12, in New York.
During ESPN’s TV show, the UFC revealed that the Brazilian Alex Pereira will fight Israel Adesanya to try to win the belt of the category. It is worth noting that ‘Poatan’, as the fighter is called, has had a great rivalry with the Nigerian since his kickboxing days and now both will face each other again in the Octagon.
as announced on @SportsCenterwe have a 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑺𝑰𝑽𝑬 main event set for MSG 🍎@Stylebender vs Alex Pereira is confirmed for #UFC281!
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In kickboxing, Alex Pereira faced Israel Adesanya on two occasions and won them all. In the first, the Brazilian relied on the judges’ decision. In the second, the knockout against the Nigerian was devastating. Now, they meet again at different times, but with the same excitement as the old duels.
Since 2021, the UFC has Alex Pereira on its fighter card. With good performance since his arrival at the organization, the Brazilian will have the chance to win the belt in one of the historic categories for the country, since Anderson Silva he was the last middleweight champion and carved his name into the sport’s lore.
UFC WITH ANOTHER BRAZILIAN FOR THE BELT!
In the last month, the fighter Charles do Bronx met his new opponent in the fight for the UFC lightweight title. After losing the belt for not hitting the correct weight before the duel against Justin Gaethjethe Brazilian will have one more chance to put the golden object on his waist and will face the friend of one of his enemies.
During the ‘UFC – Ortega x Rodríguez’, the organization of the event confirmed the schedule of the fight between Charles do Bronx and Islam Makhachevwho is one of the idol’s pupils Khabib Nurmagomedov, who always taunted the Brazilian fighter. The fight for the lightweight belt was scheduled for October 22 and will rock UFC 280.
Source: sportbuzz
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