Conor McGregor got his prediction for the UFC 281 main event wrong after backing Israel Adesanya to defend his belt against Alex Pereira.
Former two-weight champion McGregor predicted Adesanya would defeat Pereira in their middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden and was so confident he told his fans to bet on the result. "Adesanya wins tonight. My bet," the Irishman wrote. It's unsurprising that McGregor was backing Adesanya as the pair share the same management team in Paradigm Sports.
Adesanya was looking to make the sixth defence of his middleweight title at the New York event, but lost it after being knocked out in the fifth round by former kickboxing rival Pereira. 'The Last Stylebender' was up on the scorecards and did a good job in the early rounds, mixing up his newfound wrestling with his striking to slowly pick Pereira apart.
