(ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Israel Adesanya, Carla Esparza after UFC 281 losses? ) UFC 281 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York marked a changing of the guard in two weight classes. Alex Pereira and Zhang Weili both exited the event as new champions. In the headliner, Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) once again got the better of Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) when he claimed the middleweight title with a fifth-round TKO in a memorable battle. The co-headliner saw Weili (23-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) reclaim the strawweight strap with a second-round submission of Carla Esparza (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC)
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