Firas Zahabi thinks a glaring difference between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira is their defense. Middleweight champion Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) defends his title against Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC 281 main event at Madison Square Garden in New York. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+. Pereira holds two wins over Adesanya in kickboxing , including one by knockout. But Zahabi thinks Adesanya performed better in those fights overall
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