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Watch Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira 2 full fight video highlights from the main event of UFC 287, courtesy of the UFC and other outlets.
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 took place April 8 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Fla. UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira (7-2) faced off against former champion Israel Adesanya (24-2) for the second time in MMA and fourth time overall in combat sports the night’s main event, which aired live on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
Watch the video highlights below.

For more on Adesanya vs. Pereira 2, check out the live blog by MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew.

Round 1: Israel is talking to himself before the round even starts. Then it does and both are out in orthodox. And just like last time, it’s Alex in the middle, with Israel moving around.
Israel and Alex exchange some low kicks and feel things out. They know each other well at this point. And more kicks both ways.
Adesanya trying to take the initiative but Pereira not giving in lightly. And both land low kicks again. 90 seconds has elapsed and not a ton has happened.
Adesanya fakes low and goes high but no joy. Pereira pushing Adesanya back now. And low kicks. Both sides. Adesanya doing a better job of taking the center though. Not giving ground like last fight.
Pereira hasn’t punched yet, I don’t think. He’s being very patient. Now he jabs the body and lands a low kick. Adesanya now on the back foot again. Feinting from both men. Body kick from Adesanya.
90 seconds left and no man has done too much. Just touching each other. Pereira lands a couple low kicks. Adesanya goes to the body. Adesanya taking the initiative now but not throwing a lot with it. Pereira similarly conservative.
Pereira goes for a head kick that Adesanya weaves out of. Adesanya lands a left hand. Pereira moving forward with 30 seconds left. Neither man committing to anything, still. another low kick from Pereira. That has been landing a ton.
The round ends.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Pereira.
Round 2: That first round was a toss-up. I gave it to Pereira for the committed calf kicks, but seeing plenty of Adesanya scorecards, and those aren’t wrong.
Neither man pushed the pace, so they both look fresh. And Adesanya comes out and takes the center more aggressively now. Pereira was vocal in his corner, feels food about the leg kicks. And now he’s taking the center.
Adesanya tries a few kicks but no joy. Pereira glances a head kick that gets Adesanya backing up and Pereira HUNTING now. He is getting very aggressive. Has Adesanya backed up to the fence and finding shots. Adesanya keeps his eyes up and returns fire. And he’s able to work off after a few exchanges.
Now Adesanya taking the lead and lands a right hand, but Pereira lands one of his own. Head kick from Adesanya blocked. He’s still on the lead and Pereira is back to attacking those legs. And showing excellent defense.
Pereira backs Adesanya up with a jab as Adesanya got too frisky. Adesanya looking for a big right hand over the top. He’s really taking charge now. Coming forward and trying to find something. Eating calf kicks though.
Pace slowing some. Pereira starts to take in and Adesanya decides to try for a counter. .Lands a left hand but Pereira eats it well. And now Pereira is taking the center. Adesanya lands a good right hand to the body. He’s landed that a couple times. But eats a low kick.
Adesanya pushes Pereira back. He’s not freely giving ground which is good. But eats a counter. Pereira stalking late in the round and lands a low kick that buckles Adesanya’s left leg. Adesanya is in trouble. He’s up against the fence and another leg kick hurts him. Pereira hunting and ADESANYA CATCHES HIM!!!!! PEREIRA IS HURT AND ADESANYA SLEEPS HIM!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD
Israel Adesanya def. Alex Pereira by knockout (punches) at 4:21 of Round 2.

The UFC 287 post-fight press conference is the last piece of business to take care of after the action is over in the octagon, and we have the live video below at MMAFighting.com.
UFC officials will announce the winners of the “Fight of the Night” and the “Performance of the Night” bonuses, and winning fighters will meet the media after their fights.
The UFC 287 post-fight press conference takes place about 30 minutes after the main event ends, meaning it will start around 1:30 a.m. ET.

Israel Adesanya avenged his UFC title loss to Alex Pereira in the biggest way possible, stopping the Brazilian champ to reclaim the belt at UFC 287.
Adesanya played possum against the fence, taking hard shots to the body against Pereira, before he snuck in a pair of right hands that sent his three-time foe to the canvas, out cold.
The win came just five months after Adesanya was stopped in the fifth round of a fight he was winning against Pereira, who twice beat him in the kickboxing ring.
Here’s what fighters had to say about the UFC 287 main card including Adesanya’s win over Pereira.

Congratulations on a successful rematch, @stylebender. If you want to try another one, you know where to find me. This time at middleweight for your belt. #UFC287— Jan Blachowicz (@JanBlachowicz) April 9, 2023

Sheeeeeesh!!!! Statement made to reclaim the crown!! #UFC287— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 9, 2023

Ohhhhhh emmmmmm geeeee— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) April 9, 2023

damn Periera was fighting really good and got a bit careless. Damn!— Funky (@Benaskren) April 9, 2023

Well at least I won’t have to see that stupid ass highlight again now — Funky (@Benaskren) April 9, 2023

That Font uppercut! Jeeeez! Changed the entire tempo quick, man! Yanez was landing some slick shots too. Damn. This division is insane! #UFC287— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 9, 2023

Young guys having a tough time with the vets tn— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 9, 2023

Wow !! Font lifted him off the canvas with that shot ! #ufc287— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) April 9, 2023

Wowwwwww!!! I was not expecting that! Got damn! #UFC287— Vince Morales (@vandetta135) April 9, 2023

Clean shot !!!— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) April 9, 2023

Big win for Holland! That left hook came from the hips. Very hard to see that punch! #UFC287— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) April 9, 2023

Fighting that soon after hand surgery on a severe break and getting the W like that…. @Trailblaze2top is not human!!! So tough #UFC287— Wonderboy (@WonderboyMMA) April 9, 2023

I heard Holland came into this fight with a broken right hand #ufc287— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) April 9, 2023

Unfortunately he lost this time his beauty didn’t save him .Anyway, I think he’ll come back better. He/ very young n has a lot of time to compete or model and such . 2 shirts has gone . We have more 6 free giveaways https://t.co/nyKSOLp8Jf pic.twitter.com/yAwzVFJ4ig— Paulo Costa ( Borrachinha ) (@BorrachinhaMMA) April 9, 2023

It turns out four times was the charm for Israel Adesanya.
After suffering a knockout loss to rival Alex Pereira this past November — his third defeat to the Brazilian across kickboxing and MMA — Adesanya had to battle a lot of demons and the perception that one opponent just had his number. Like he was living through a Quentin Tarantino movie, Adesanya deserved his revenge and he got it with a pair of brutal right hands that demolished Pereira to end their fifth fight in the UFC 287 main event.
The official stoppage came at 4:21 in the second round as Adesanya becomes a two-time UFC middleweight champion but more importantly he picks up arguably the biggest and most important win of his career.
“They say revenge is sweet and if you know me, I’ve got a sweet tooth,” Adesanya said afterwards. “This is f****** sweet. I’m telling you, no matter what, Alex is a great champion. He lost the belt tonight but he will always be the champion.
“I told you, the hunter is now the hunted. Beating me, he made me a better fighter, a better person. In this camp, I didn’t f*** around. That last one had everything. Since 2017, that last hammer fist was from the gods.”
With so much time spent together in prior fights, there was a lot of familiarity as Pereira and Adesanya were both looking to set up leg kicks early while trying to establish dominance on the feet. Pereira was hammering with the calf kick while Adesanya started finding his rhythm with a series of body shots.
As the second round got started, Pereira unloaded several hard shots that backed up Adesanya with shades of their last meeting starting to resurface. This time around, however, Adesanya was able to defend and reset to then fire back at Pereira with some stinging punches of his own.
Adesanya was constantly composed, never showing any fear when Pereira decided to get aggressive because he was just waiting for the best possible moment to unleash his best strikes.
That time finally came after Pereira landed a thudding leg kick that wobbled Adesanya momentarily, which led to “Poatan” going for the kill. Pereira started unloading a barrage of shots including a knee right up the middle but nothing landed clean, which then allowed Adesanya to fire back.
Adesanya came back over the top with a right hand that immediately rattled Pereira but it was the second shot that finally put him down. As Pereira crashed to the canvas, Adesanya threw one more punch for good measure but the fight was already over as referee Dan Miragliotta jumped in to save the former GLORY kickboxing champion from any further harm.
It was certainly a satisfying moment for Adesanya, who eventually made his way over to shake Pereira’s hand just before having the UFC title wrapped around his waist again.
The victory cements Adesanya’s legacy as one of the greatest middleweights of all time, especially now that he was finally able to secure a much needed win over Pereira. Given their history, it’s entirely possible these two will meet again in the near future but for now Adesanya should certainly enjoy his moment.
He definitely earned it.

UFC’s firehose of newbies is finally petering out, leaving just one Octagon debutante on Saturday’s UFC 287 pay-per-view (PPV) card from Miami, Florida. On this edition of New Blood, the series that keeps me committed to way too many streaming services, we look at a Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace with a history of quick finishes.

Jaqueline “Jacque” Amorim
Weight Class: StrawweightAge: 27Record: 6-0 (1 KO, 5 SUB)Notable Victories: Ashley Nichols, Loveth Young
After a lengthy and decorated run on the international grappling circuit, Amorim made her mixed martial arts (MMA) debut in 2020, scoring a pair of quick submissions to punch her ticket to Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA). She quickly racked up a perfect record (4-0) in the promotion that notably saw her tap Loveth Young for the Strawweight title and finish Ashley Nichols in her first defense.
Amorim’s entire career spans around 10 minutes and her last fight comprises almost half of that, so there’s only so much analysis I can do. On the feet, she prefers staying at long range and tossing out single strikes. These are mostly naked kicks, though she showed off some impressive power in her right hand when she stopped Megan Owen in 10 seconds. While she’ll paw with her lead hand, I don’t think I’ve seen her commit to a genuine jab or combination.
Her stand up is on the lower end of functional at the moment, especially since she’s not that quick, but that right hand and the fact that she’s training out of American Top Team means there’s some potential there.

Her featured attraction is her ground game. She can slice through guards with incredible ease en route to side control, mount or the back, where she’ll pound away until a neck or arm presents itself. While her entries aren’t the fastest and she doesn’t know how to set them up with strikes, she finishes her takedowns well. She proved dangerous off her back as well, catching Young in a nasty kneebar after getting a naked kick caught and eating hammer fists.
Her pedigree is spectacular and she’s fighting out of a great camp, so it’s worth getting excited about “Jacque.” I personally think she might still be a bit too green — particularly on the feet — but she’s definitely got some winnable match ups in UFC’s Strawweight division. She’s in tougher than the odds suggest against Sam Hughes, however, who’s a decent wrestler in her own right and has Amorim outclassed on the feet.
That said, Hughes does have some serious issues with her takedown defense, so Amorim should still come out on top.
Her LFA bouts are on Fight Pass.
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Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 287 fight card right here, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
To check out the latest and greatest UFC 287: “Pereira vs. Adesanya 2” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here.

Week two of the 2023 Professional Fighters League (PFL) rolls on TONIGHT (Fri., April 7, 2023) inside The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the Heavyweights and women’s Featherweights taking the cage in hopes of winning $1 million at the end of the season later this year.

In the main event, Kayla Harrison slayer (and 2022 women’s Lightweight champion), Larissa Pacheco, takes on former Bellator champion, Julia Budd, and in the co-main event, 2021 Heavyweight champion, Bruno Cappeloza, rematches Matheus Scheffel.
The “Prelims” undercard starts at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+, while the main card begins at 10 p.m. ET.

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Main Card (ESPN+/ESPN2, 10 p.m. ET)

Larissa Pacheco vs. Julia BuddBruno Cappelozza vs. Matheus ScheffelOlena Kolesnyk vs. Aspen LaddBiaggio Ali Walsh vs. Isaiah Figueroa
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“Prelims” Under Card (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

Rizvan Kuniev defeats Renan Ferreira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Maurice Greene defeats Marcelo Nunes via TKO (punches) Round 2, 1:20

Danilo Marques defeats Yorgan De Castro via unanimous decision (30×27, 30×27, 29×28)

Amber Leibrock defeats Martina Jindrova via knockout (Punch) Round 1, 2:19

Evelyn Martins defeats Karolina Sobek via unanimous decision (29×28, 29×28, 29×28)Marina Mokhnatkina defeats Yoko Higashi via TKO (elbows) Round 2, 1:29

For more PFL 2 2023 news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive archive right here.

Fight fans rarely see the jovial side of UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira, but the Brazilian knockout artist actually cracked a smile earlier this week courtesy of long-time training partner and former UFC light heavyweight champion, Glover Teixeira.

Pereira, who made his UFC debut less than two years ago, in entering his first official middleweight title defense tomorrow night (Sat., April 8, 2023) at UFC 287 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida. “Poaton” will meet former titleholder Israel Adesanya in a rematch for the undisputed 185-pound crown.

As usual, Pereira is all business entering his fifth appearance inside of the Octagon. The former two-division GLORY champion is known for his stone cold demeanor ahead of fights, but Pereira has been a little extra-dialed in this week ahead of his grudge match with “Last Stylebender.”

Luckily, Teixeira has been by Pereira’s side trying to lighten the mood along the way. Teixeira has been friends and training partners with “Poaton” for quite some time and has watched his UFC rise firsthand. During a recent makeup session backstage, Teixeira surprised Pereira by taking over artistic duties and doing a little brush work.
Check it out below courtesy of UFC:

You can count Pereira’s fight week smiles on one hand so be thankful this one was caught on camera. The reigning UFC middleweight champion will look to keep his focus this weekend in Miami and he tries to put an end to his rivalry with Adesanya and prove he’s a champion that can last at 185 pounds.

MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC 287 fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the early ESPN+ “Prelims” matches online, which are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. ET, then the remaining undercard on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m. ET, before the PPV main card start time at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV.
To check out the latest and greatest UFC 287: “Pereira vs. Adesanya 2” news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here. For the updated and finalized UFC 287 fight card and PPV lineup click here.