Alex Pereira vs. Adesanya
official UFC 281 scorecard: Adesanya on way to decision win ahead
of final round. Adesanya was five minutes away from another successful title
defense. Then it all came crashing down. In the main event of UFC 281, Adesanya
defended his middleweight championship against nemesis Alex Pereira. After four rounds,
it looked as though “The Last Stylebender” would finally avenge two previous kickboxing
losses to Pereira via a judges’ decision, but Pereira unleashed a bru
tal flurry of
punches to earn a fifth-round stoppage. Ahead of Round 5, Adesanya was leading
on all three judges’ scorecards. See the official scorecard here.Judges Eric
Colon, Sal D’Amato, and Mike Bell all agreed that Adesanya won Rounds 1, 3, and 4 by a score
of 10-9 and that he was ahead in the fight 39-37. However, the cards weren’t needed in the end,
as Pereira knocked out Adesanya for the second time in their combat sports rivalry.
Just four fights into his UFC career, Pereira is no
w the promotion’s
undisputed middleweight champion.
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