U.F.C. 281 Live:

Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya via technical knockout in the fifth round to claim the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s

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Adesanya’s first loss in the middleweight division and only his second loss in mixed martial arts. The two men shared history in earlier kickboxing matches

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Adesanya was likely up on the scorecards, three rounds to one, when he slipped in the middle of the octagon.

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Adesanya retreated to the fence, Pereira followed and peppered him with punches to the face, stunning him and nearly knocking him unconscious.

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Pereira defeated Adesanya twice, once via decision and once with a knockout.