UFC 281: Israel Adesanya vs Pereira Live Stream Link

How to watch UFC 281 prelims

Date: Nov. 12  | Location: Madison Square Garden — New York
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET for early prelims
Channel: ESPNNews | Stream: fuboTV (Try for free)

How to watch UFC 281 main card

Date: Nov. 12  | Location: Madison Square Garden — New York
Time: 10 p.m. ET
Stream: ESPN+ PPV | Price: $74.99.

What you need to know about UFC 281 match  Adesanya vs Pereira

A ghost from Israel Adesanya’s past returns at UFC 281 on Saturday night. Adesanya defends his UFC middleweight champion against Alex Pereira, a vicious striker who defeated Adesanya twice in the kickboxing circuit and remains the only person in combat sports to knock him out. A story-rich headliner for the promotion’s return to Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Adesanya, armed with a sublime and stifling striking game, builds his case as the greatest middleweight of all time with each successful title defense. Adesanya will test the quality of his kickboxing game against arguably the only fighter who can meet or exceed it, former two-division Glory kickboxing champion Pereira.

Adesanya fought his way to the UFC interim middleweight and undisputed middleweight titles in his sixth and seventh UFC fights, respectively. A feat worth celebrating, but one eclipsed by Pereira’s accelerated rise through the ranks. A first-round KO of Sean Strickland at UFC 276 rewarded Pereira with a top-five ranking and a UFC title shot in just his fourth fight with the promotion. Adesanya — having defeated Anderson Silva, Robert Whittaker (twice), Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa, Marvin Vettori (twice), and Jared Cannonier — welcomes a difficult challenge.