UFC 281 -- Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira: Results, fight card, highlights, complete guide (2024)

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UFC 281 -- Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira: Results, fight card, highlights, complete guide? ›

' (reenacts celebration).” Adesanya has only tasted defeat three times in MMA, to Pereira and Strickland, and once to Jan Blachowicz in a light heavyweight title fight.

' (reenacts celebration).” Adesanya has only tasted defeat three times in MMA, to Pereira and Strickland, and once to Jan Blachowicz in a light heavyweight title fight.

The stakes are high for his combat sports legacy. Despite the loss in November, Adesanya is a slight betting favorite (-135) against Pereira (+115) at DraftKings Sportsbook. We believe this fight is rightfully about 50-50, but we'd lean toward Pereira if we were making a bet here due to the plus-money odds.

Adesanya earned $2,807,000 in his fight against Alex Pereira in April 2023. Grew up in ex-Yugoslavia and developed early a love for sports. Played tennis and water polo before discovering rowing.

Main Event: Dricus Du Plessis defeats Israel Adesanya by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:38 of Round 4. Dricus Du Plessis retained his middleweight title to close out UFC 305, finishing Israel Adesanya in the fourth round following an entertaining back-and-forth between the two rivals.

Adesanya and Pereira have had plenty of fun at each other's expense through the course of their feud, but for the most part have spoken publicly about the mutual respect between them. “The Last Stylebender” sees his time with Pereira as one of the defining stories of his career, one that is yet to be fully written.

Drake won big at UFC287 on Saturday night, cashing in around $2.7 million from his bet on Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira's fight.

So that even if a fighter loses, if they fought well and hard, they may get a bonus too. The up-front base pay for a fight will depend on how high on the fight card/event that the fighter's fight is scheduled. So the under-card UFC fighters could make anywhere from $thousands to $tens of thousands of dollars.

Conor McGregor is the highest-earning UFC Fighter of all time. The former two-division champion has raked in $39.3 million from his fights. This doesn't include Pay-Per-View earnings or endorsem*nts.

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Who Owns The UFC? The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is owned by Endeavor Group Holdings, which holds a majority stake. Other stakeholders include Silver Lake Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, and the investment firm MSD Capital through Zuffa, LLC.

Bruce Buffer Salary

Bruce Buffer doesn't get an annual salary from UFC. Instead, he receives a payment for each event he announces. He earns $50,000 for typical UFC events and $100,000 for special, pay-per-view fights. On average, he makes about $2 million from UFC annually.

He had five successful title defenses. Pereira became the Glory Kickboxing interim light heavyweight champion in 2019 before becoming the undisputed light heavyweight champion in 2021. At UFC 268, Pereira made his UFC debut against Andreas Michailidis, winning via second round TKO.

Aside from winning two UFC titles, Pereira also captured two titles in two different weight classes at GLORY Kickboxing, the world's premier and top-tier kickboxing organization. He was the first fighter to achieve this incredible feat.