The Latest Breaking News from UFC 281

Photos: Alex Pereira through the years

Check out these photos highlighting Alex Pereira's career through the years.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 6, 2024

UFC 287 breakdown: Can Alex Pereira beat Israel Adesanya again – and fourth time overall?

MMA Junkie fight analyst Dan Tom takes a look at the UFC 287 main event middleweight title rematch between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 6, 2023

UFC free fight: Ryan Spann starches Dominick Reyes in 80 seconds

Ahead of his headliner vs. Nikita Krylov, relive Ryan Spann's finish of Dominick Reyes at UFC 281.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 25, 2023

Dana White pays heartfelt tribute to young fan who died shortly after UFC 281

White got to meet the young fan and sat him beside Mike Tyson at the event.

Irish Mirror · Nov 18, 2022

Alex Pereira tells Israel Adesanya to stop ‘making excuses’ for UFC 281 loss: Thank the referee ‘for saving your life’

"Adesanya stop making excuses saying that the referee stopped the fight early… you have to thank him for saving your life."

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 18, 2022

Michael Bisping sympathizes with Israel Adesanya but defends UFC 281 stoppage: ‘If I were Israel, I’d be pretty annoyed’

Michael Bisping sees both sides.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 16, 2022

Sean Strickland surprised ‘badass, big motherf*cking Brazilian’ Alex Pereira beat Israel Adesanya at UFC 281

The UFC 281 headliner between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya did not play out the way Sean Strickland expected.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 15, 2022

Brad Riddell to step away from MMA ‘for a good while’ after UFC 281 loss

After starting his UFC tenure 4-0, Brad Riddell is now on a three-fight skid and says he won't fight "until the fire to compete comes back."

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 15, 2022

Firas Zahabi: Alex Pereira could’ve ended Israel Adesanya’s career at UFC 281 if referee didn’t intervene

Firas Zahabi thinks referee Marc Goddard did Israel Adesanya a huge favor by jumping in to stop his UFC 281 fight with Alex Pereira.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 15, 2022

Andre Petroski disappointed he didn’t get to ‘put a motherf*cker to sleep’ at UFC 281

"First time to go the distance. I had 100 percent finish rate and I was really proud of that."

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 15, 2022