Meanwhile, Alex Pereira also last competed at UFC 276, where he earned a first-round knockout victory over Sean Strickland<\/a>. The Brazilian kickboxing specialist has gone a perfect 3-0 since joining the UFC ranks in 2021.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC 281 event is co-headlined by a women’s strawweight title fight featuring Carla Esparza taking on Weili Zhang.<\/p>\n Esparza (19-6 MMA) recaptured the 115lbs title at May’s UFC 274 event, scoring a split-decision win over Rose Namajunas<\/a>. That victory served as ‘The Cookie Monster’s’ sixth in a row, a streak which has seen her defeat the likes of Yan Xiaonan, Marina Rodriguez, Michelle Waterson and Alexa Grasso.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Weili Zhang (22-3 MMA) was most recently seen in action at June’s UFC 275 event<\/a>, where she scored a nasty knockout victory over Joanna J\u0119drzejczyk. That win snapped a two-fight losing skid for the Chinese standout, as Zhang had previously suffered back-to-back losses to Rose Namajunas.<\/p>\n If that wasn’t enough to get you interested, tonight’s UFC 281 also features a key lightweight fight<\/a> between perennial division contenders Dustin Poirier and Michael Chandler.<\/p>\n Poirier (28-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since suffering a submission loss to Charles Oliveira in a fight for the promotions<\/a> vacant lightweight title at UFC 269. Prior to that setback, ‘The Diamond’ was riding a three-fight winning streak, which included two TKO victories over Conor McGregor.<\/p>\n As for Michael Chandler (23-7 MMA), ‘Iron’ was last seen in action at May’s 274 event, where he scored a highlight reel knockout of Tony Ferguson (see that here<\/a>). Prior to that victory, the former Bellator champion was coming off losses to Justin Gaethje and Charles Oliveira respectively.<\/p>\n Get all of tonight’s live results and highlights below (refresh for updates):<\/p>\n UFC 281 Main Card (10pm EST on PPV)<\/strong><\/p>\n Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira – Pereira def. Adesanya via TKO in Round 5<\/p>\n Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili – Zhang def. Esparza via submission<\/a> in Round 2<\/p>\n Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler – Poirier def. Chandler via submission (rear-naked choke<\/a>) in Round 3<\/p>\n Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez – Edgar def. Gutierrez via KO in Round 1<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom\/status\/1591641136875319296<\/a><\/p>\n Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles – Hooker def. Puelles via TKO (body kick) in Round 2<\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/tydgByTiNC<\/a><\/p>\n — MMA Fire 2.0 (@FireMMAVids) November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"Carla](\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Carla-Esparza-Zhang-Weili.jpg\")
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