We present the results of the UFC 281 tournament, which took place on the night of November 13 in New York. Headed the event for a middleweight title bout between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira.
Preliminary card:
Light Heavyweight: Carlos Ullberg defeated Nicolae Negumereanu by TKO, round 1;
Bantamweight: Montel Jackson defeated Giulio Arce via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
Catchweight (up to 147.6 pounds): Michael Trizano defeated Sung Wu Choi by knockout, 1 round;
Women's Minimumweight: Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeated Silvana Juarez via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Lightweight: Matt Frevola defeated Ottman Azaitar via KO, round 1;
Middleweight: Andre Petroski defeated Wellington Thurman via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
Women's Flyweight: Erin Blanchfield defeated Molly McCann by submission, round 1;
Catchweight (up to 206.6 pounds): Ryan Spann defeated Dominick Reyes by knockout, 1 round;
Lightweight: Renato Moicano defeated Brad Riddell via submission, round 1.
Main card:
Lightweight: Dan Hooker defeated Claudio Puelles via TKO, round 2;
Bantamweight: Chris Gutierrez defeated Frankie Edgar by knockout, round 1;
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier defeated Michael Chandler via submission, round 3;
Women's minimumweight title shot: Weili Jean (new champion) defeated Carla Esparza via submission, round 2;
Middleweight title shot: Alex Pereira (new champion) defeated Israel Adesanya by TKO, round 5.
