Michael Chandler gets a ride from a friend. Alex Pereira packs for a life-changing week. Champ Carla Esparza enjoys the perks of her job. Champ Israel Adesanya and team push hard. Dustin Poirier, Molly McCann and Zhang Weili check in.
Champ Israel Adesanya takes in some fine art. Alex Pereira sweats in the fresh air. Michael Chandler eyes redemption at MSG and trains with Kamaru Usman. Champ Carla Esparza embraces the process. Zhang Weili lands in NYC.
There may not be a title on the line when Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler meet at Madison Square Garden, but expectations are sky high as two of the lightweight division’s biggest crowd-pleasers go head to head at UFC 281.
Champ Israel Adesanya and his UFC 281 teammates get Jersey tough; foe Alex Pereira trains in the Tri-State area as well. Champ Carla Esparza preps to face a powerhouse, Zhang Weili, who simulates fight night in Las Vegas.
Former UFC interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier will take on three-time Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler in a three-round lightweight bout at UFC 281, which takes place November 12 at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Undisputed UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya knows that Alex Pereira will pose a very different challenge to the one offered by Jared Cannonier in his last title defence at UFC 276, and he's looking forward to meeting that challenge head on.