At UFC 286, Leon Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman once more and defended his welterweight title after surviving a point deduction.

At the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night, “Rocky” defeated Usman after five rounds with a majority decision [48-46, 48-46, 47-47].

It’s understandable that the first round was tentative, but the UFC 286 fans who were there had a good time and chanted loudly for Edwards for the first five minutes.

In an otherwise uneventful UFC pay-per-view round, he caught the attention of the crowd with a series of powerful body kicks and his well-known catchphrase, “Headshot, dead.”

In round two, both men had their moments, but Edwards continued to impress UK fight fans with his skilled striking.

However, Usman enjoyed one of the most impressive UFC welterweight title runs of all time by landing big shots of his own and even having some success wrestling.

In round three, “The Nigerian Nightmare” got the champion down early but was unable to keep him there.

Before allowing the fight to continue, the referee, Herb Dean, controversially deducted one point from the Englishman because he believed Edwards got back to his feet by illegally grabbing the fence.

While Usman kept Edwards busy with his jab and constant grappling threat, Edwards was successful with his strikes and defended well against takedowns.

At the beginning of round five, the champion poured it on and even landed a head kick that was similar to the one he used to knock out Usman in their fight at UFC 278 in August.

Israel Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight title against old rival Alex Pereira this weekend at UFC 281.

The fight has been in the pipeline for a long time, with plenty of history between the two combatants from before their UFC days.

As a kick-boxer, Adesanya lost twice to Pereira, one of them coming by brutal knockout.

Pereira joined the UFC last year, picking up three wins since – and is now ready to fight Adesanya for a third time.

Elsewhere on the Madison Square Garden card, Dustin Poirier takes on Michael Chandler in a huge lightweight clash.

Both men will see a win as the perfect opportunity to thrust themselves into a No 1 contender spot.

Date and Venue

Israel Adesanya will defend his belt against Alex Pereira inside Madison Square Garden in New York and will take place on Sunday, November 12 WAT.

What time is Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira in Nigeria?

Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira should make their way to the ring around 5:25 AM WAT.

What time is Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira in UK?

The preliminary card will start at 11pm for those in the UK, with t he main card beginning at 1am on Sunday morning

What time is Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira in US?

Adesanya vs Pereira Early Prelims kickoff Saturday, November 12 at 6pm ET / 3pm PT in the United States

How to watch Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira in Nigeria?

If you are in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa or some parts in Africa, you can watch the match live on SuperSport Action, and SuperSport Variety 3 (DStv channel 201, 210 & 208)

How to watch Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira in UK?

UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira will be broadcast exclusively live on BT Sport 2. BT customers can watch the event as part of their standard subscription at no extra cost. It will also live streamed on BT Sport’s website and app, so is available via mobile, laptop or tablet devices.

How to watch Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira in US?

The live streaming of Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira will be available on ESPN+ in the US.

How to stream Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira for free?

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UFC 281 full card

Main card

• Israel Adesanya (c) vs Alex Pereira – for UFC Middleweight Championship
• Carla Esparza (c) vs Zhang Weili – for UFC Women’s Strawweight Championship
• Dustin Poirier vs Michael Chandler
• Frankie Edgar vs Chris Gutierrez
• Dan Hooker vs Claudio Puelles

Preliminary card

• Brad Riddell vs Renato Moicano
• Dominick Reyes vs Ryan Spann
• Molly McCann vs Erin Blanchfield
• Andre Petroski vs Wellington Turman

Early preliminary card

• Matt Frevola vs Ottman Azaitar
• Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs Silvana Gomez Juarez
• Michael Trizano vs Choi Seung-woo
• Julio Arce vs Montel Jackson
• Carlos Ulberg vs Nicolae Negumereanu

Oleksandr Usyk retains his WBO, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles and it was a lot closer than we imagined, according to the judges…

Joshua showed that he had made some real adjustments since their September 2021 clash, fighting in a lower stance and not falling into Usyk’s traps in the opening rounds. That made it difficult for Usyk to truly get rolling early as he maintained his constant lateral movement, but without the same offensive openings presenting themselves as they had in the first meeting.

Usyk began to switch up his gameplan beginning in Round 4 as he began to figure out the approach Joshua was taking.

Rather than allow Joshua to lead the fight and apply pressure, Usyk began to circle more and fire off combinations with the intention to touch Joshua more than hurt him with any one shot.

In response to Usyk’s adjustment, Joshua began to fall into the same traps as the first meeting, chasing Usyk and missing wildly at times.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder react to AJ’s defeat

Tyson Fury said: “That was s****. That was one of the worst heavyweight world title fights I’ve ever seen. They’re both s****. I would annihilate both of them on the same night. Get your chequebook out because I the Gypsy King is here to stay forever!”

Deontay Wilder posted on Twitter: “They tried to lock me in for insurance because they knew he wasn’t going to Win. This is strictly a business, Not a sport there’s a difference.”