Israel Adesanya ‘s reign atop the middleweight division came to a halt on Saturday when he was stopped by Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 main event. Heading into the final round at Madison Square Garden, Adesanya was ahead on all three of the judges scorecards . He won the first, third, and fourth rounds while Pereira was scored winning round 2. The scorecards didn’t matter, though. Pereira stopped Adesanya in the fifth. After stunning Adesanya with a right hand, Pereira connected cleanly with a left hook that badly hurt Adesanya.
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