UFC Betting: Adesanya vs Pereira Odds

Two title fights top the main card this weekend when the UFC heads to Madison Square Garden for UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira.

The main event this weekend is a UFC middleweight title bout featuring UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and challenger Alex Pereira. At Bovada Sportsbook, Adesanya is a -220 favorite and Pereira a +175 underdog.

Adesanya has won his last three fights to improve his record to 23-1 with 15 wins by knockout. He last fought at UFC 276 in July when he defeated Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision as a -700 favorite.

Pereira has won six straight fights and owns an overall record of 6-1 with five wins by KO. He knocked out Sean Strickland in the first round as a +100 underdog in his most recent victory, also at UFC 276 in July.

Esparza a big underdog in title bout vs former champ

The other title bout on the main card this weekend is a UFC women’s strawweight bout featuring UFC women’s strawweight champion Carla Esparza and former women’s strawweight champ Weili Zhang. At Bovada, Weili is a -425 favorite and Esparza a +315 underdog.

Esparza has won her last six fights to bump her record up to 19-6 with four wins by KO and four by submission. She claimed the women’s strawweight title in her last fight when she earned a split decision over Rose Namajunas as a +155 underdog at UFC 274 in May.

Weili has lost two of her last three fights and owns an overall record of 22-3 with 11 wins by KO and seven by submission. She is coming off a second-round knockout victory over Joanna Jedrzejczyk as a -180 favorite at UFC 275 in June.

Poirier favored over Chandler in lightweight matchup

One other notable fight on the main card this weekend is a lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler. At Bovada, Poirier is a -230 favorite and Chandler a +185 underdog.

Poirier is 3-2 in his last five fights and his overall record stands at 28-7 and one no contest, with 14 wins by KO and seven by submission. He last fought in December at UFC 269 where he was submitted by Charles Oliveira in the third round as a -140 favorite.

Chandler has lost two of his last three fights to drop his record to 23-7 with 11 wins by KO and seven by submission. He defeated Tony Ferguson by second-round KO as a -400 favorite in his last outing at UFC 274 in May.