The UFC 287 card took place at the Kaseya Center in Miami on Saturday night, marking the promotion’s return to Florida after two decades. Israel Adesanya faced Alex Pereira in a rematch in the main event of the night, in an attempt to regain the middleweight title he lost to ‘Poatan’ at UFC 281 last November.
After mostly weighing himself in the opening frame, Pereria came out as the aggressor in round 2. The Brazilian backed Adesanya against the cage with menacing volleys, while cutting down with low kicks.
‘The Last Stylebender’ almost looked hurt with his back against the cage before hitting Pereira with a counter right that sent him to the canvas. Israel Adesanya sent ‘Poatan’ to another kingdom with follow-up blows, putting a fairytale ending to the blockbuster story.
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The main event of the night featured elite welterweight contender Gilbert Burns and homeboy Jorge Masvidal. ‘Durinho’ got the better of Masvidal as expected, while also cutting him down in surprising exchanges to earn an emphatic decision win after fifteen minutes. ‘Gamebred’ hung up his gloves before his local audience after a glorious career of more than two decades.
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Perennial bantamweight contender Rob Font stopped Adrian Yanez on the main card of UFC 287. The New England card representative displayed excellent boxing skills to score a first-round TKO victory after injuring himself early on. of the assault
Kevin Holland scored a terrific third-round TKO victory over Santiago Ponzinibbio in an otherwise very competitive fight.
RaĆŗl Rosas Jr., the youngest UFC fighter in history, opened the main card at UFC 287 against 25-year-old Christian RodrĆguez. Rodriguez showed composure as he fought off the 18-year-old’s opening attack, before coaching him in rounds 2 and 3 to a dominating decision win.
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 full card results
Principal card
Israel Adesanya def. Alex Pereira via KO (4:21 of Round 2)
Gilbert Burns def. Jorge Masvidal by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Rob source def. AdriƔn YƔƱez via TKO (2:57 of Round 1)
Kevin Holland def. Santiago Ponzinibbio via KO (3:16 of Round 3)
Christian Rodriguez def. RaĆŗl Rosas Jr. by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
preliminary card
Kelvin Gastelum def. Chris Curtis by unanimous decision (29-28 x2, 30-27)
Luana Pinheiro def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez via split decision (29-28 x2, 28-29)
Joe Pyfer def. Gerald Meerschaert via TKO (3:15 of Round 1)
Lupita Godinez def. Cynthia Calvillo via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)
Ignacio Bahamondes def. Trey Ogden by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Steve Garcia def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke via KO (0:36 of Round 2)
Sam Hughes def. Jaqueline Amorim by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Karl Williams vs. Chase Sherman – fight canceled