
UFC 281 takes place on November 12. Photo via UFC
On November 12, the UFC returns to New York’s classic Madison Square Garden. With less than two weeks to go, the card is set with 14 bouts in total, including two title fights.
In the MSG headliner, dominant middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will square off against kickboxing rival Alex Pereira, who holds two previous victories over Adesanya. In the co-main event, two-time strawweight champion Carla Esparza will defend her belt against former champion Zhang Weili.
The main card also holds a featured bout between top ranked lightweights Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler.
In the prelims we will see fan favorite Molly McCann return to face Erin Blanchfield in a highly interesting women’s flyweight fight.
Check out the entire fight card below!
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UFC 281 – Fight card
Main Card
- Middleweight title fight: Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira
- Strawweight title fight: Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili
- Lightweight Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler
- Bantamweight: Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez
- Lightweight: Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles
Prelims:
- Lightweight: Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano
- Light heavyweight: Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann
- Women’s flyweight: Erin Blanchfield vs. Molly McCann
- Middleweight: Wellington Turman vs. Andre Petroski
Early prelims:
- Women’s strawweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez
- Featherweight: Michael Trizano vs. Seung Woo Choi
- Lightweight: Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar
- Bantamweight: Montel Jackson vs. Julio Arce
- Light heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu
*Bout order and number of fights can change.
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