Israel Adesanya Opens As Favourite In Rematch v Alex Pereira

Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya will run it back for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 287 in April. UFC president Dana White announced this epic rematch on Friday, along with an exciting bout between welterweights, Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal.

The main event sees Pereira make his first title defence after a stunning fifth-round knockout of former champ Adesanya in their first MMA encounter last year in November. Pereira previously held two wins over Adesanya in kickboxing, including a vicious knockout in their second fight, which then set the stage for their showdown in the UFC.

The rematch awaits – @AlexPereiraUFC & @Stylebender are ready to run it back at #UFC287 👀 pic.twitter.com/n2aq0Cp7th

— UFC (@ufc) January 27, 2023

Now Pereira looks to keep his undefeated run against Adesanya going while “The Last Stylebender” seeks vengeance against the only person to hand him a defeat at middleweight in the UFC.

Adesanya has opened as the betting favourite at 1.64 with Pereira the underdog at 2.35.