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Henry Cejudo thinks Alex Pereira was having his way before Israel Adesanya knocked him out in their UFC 287 headliner. Cejudo believes Pereira's leg kicks were starting to take a toll on Adesanya, but Adesanya threw a "Hail Mary" counter right that ended the fight. Cejudo picked Pereira to beat Adesanya in their rematch, but now wonders who else in the division can challenge Adesanya, who he thinks will be hard to beat at 185 pounds.
Alexander Volkanovski had an epic reaction to his friend and training partner Israel Adesanya's knockout win against Alex Pereira at UFC 287. Adesanya became a two-time UFC champion and was able to get one back after suffering three straight losses to Pereira. Volkanovski is currently targeted to face interim champ Yair Rodriguez in a unification bout at UFC 290 in July.
Drake won $1.8 million by correctly betting on Israel Adesanya's victory and knockout against Alex Pereira at UFC 287, but lost $500,000 on bets for Jorge Masvidal's victory and knockout. Fans mocked his bets on social media.
Israel Adesanya will face Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 287 in Miami. Adesanya is 0-3 against Pereira, having been knocked out in the last two fights. In the co-main event, Jorge Masvidal will fight Gilbert Burns needing a win to avoid the first four-fight losing streak of his career. Stay tuned to Yahoo Sports for all the news and results from the entire card.
The UFC 287 lost a heavyweight bout between Chase Sherman and Karl Williams minutes before the preliminary card began due to an undisclosed medical issue with Sherman. Williams was compensated despite the fight cancellation. The UFC 287 lineup now includes 12 fights.
Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya successfully weighed in for their middleweight title match at UFC 287, with Pereira at 185 pounds and Adesanya at 184.5 pounds. Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal also weighed in without issue for the welterweight co-main event. However, Christian Rodriguez missed weight for his bantamweight bout and will forfeit 20 percent of his purse as penalty.
UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira has dismissed Khamzat Chimaev as a contender in the middleweight division, saying he ran from everybody. Pereira offered to face Chimaev in a light heavyweight bout in January, but Chimaev declined. Pereira is focused on his first defense against Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 and ruled out a potential move to the 205-pound division in the near future.
Despite losing to Alex Pereira last year, Israel Adesanya is surprised to be the slight favorite against his rival in their upcoming UFC 287 rematch. Adesanya admits that he thought the oddsmakers were not as smart as they are, but he believes that he is the more polished fighter. BetOnline.ag has Adesanya as a -137 favorite, while Pereira is listed at +117.