“The Last Stylebender” will take over the Big Apple again on Saturday, November 12, as Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA, 12-1 UFC) defends his middleweight title against Brazilian knockout artist Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Fighting in “The World’s Most Famous Arena” for the first time since a “Performance of the Night” knockout of Derek Brunson in 2018, Adesanya will now put his undisputed 185-pound title on the line for the sixth time against Pereira, who is unbeaten in three UFC bouts, including a July finish of Sean Strickland, and owns a pair of kickboxing victories over Adesanya.

This story first published at UFC.com.