If Sean O’Malley was betting $10,000, he’d put it on Israel Adesanya to beat Alex Pereira at UFC 287 . Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will seek revenge in Saturday’s headliner when he looks to reclaim the middleweight title from Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+. Pereira rallied to finish Adesanya late in Round 5 at UFC 281, but O’Malley envisions an Adesanya finish, and thinks Pereira’s big weight cut will impact his durability. “Poatan” has teased a move to light heavyweight in the past, and his coach and mentor Glover Teixeira told MMA Junkie he even could have a future at heavyweight.
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