MIAMI – Tension was running high in the final faceoff between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya . The two middleweights locked eyes in a very intense staredown during Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC 287 . Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) defends his 185-pound title against Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) on Saturday in the main event. The contest is an immediate rematch, after Pereira dethroned Adesanya by fifth-round TKO at UFC 281 in November to claim gold. The Brazilian also has two wins of “The Last Stylebender” in their pre-UFC kickboxing careers
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UFC 287 video: Alex Pereira sends stern warning to Israel Adesanya after final faceoff – MMA Junkie