SAN DIEGO – Bruno Silva thinks oddsmakers have it wrong for the middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira . Middleweight champion Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) currently is a slight favorite heading into his sixth title defense against former kickboxing foe Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC 281 on Nov. 12. However, having gone the distance in an entertaining loss to Pereira in his most recent outing at UFC Fight Night 203 in March, Silva (22-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC) thinks the odds should favor Pereira, who already has defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing. “I do see right now that Alex is the favorite,” Pereira said Wednesday at UFC on ESPN 41 media day
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Bruno Silva sees Alex Pereira as the favorite over ‘boring’ Israel Adesanya – MMA Junkie