READ MORE:<\/strong> 'Embarrassment' fears at tainted World Cup<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Reason behind Dragons star's shock retirement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n ULTIMATE GUIDE:<\/strong> \ufeff<\/strong>Star reveals Bathurst plan for championship glory<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n But that moment highlights just how intriguing this UFC 281 title fight is – because for the first time, Adesanya is facing someone that knows they can beat him – even if it was in a different sport.<\/p>\n "It's still there, for sure," Pereira said through an interpreter when asked if the champ still held memories of the time he was knocked out.<\/p>\n "I don't know how it's going to be or how he could possibly erase that from his mind, but I know it's still there."\ufeff<\/p>\n The main card of UFC 281 kicks off at 2pm (AEDT) in New York, at Madison Square Garden – Adesanya's fight is likely to be at around 4pm.<\/p>\n Adesanya has never lost as a middleweight, and is, as always, a favourite with the bookies – but not as short as he usually is. On Sportsbet, the Kiwi is $1.50 to win while the Brazilian is $2.62.\ufeff<\/p>\n The card will be shown at plenty of pubs around Australia – but If you're stuck inside or want to have some mates over instead, it's a $59.95 PPV through either Foxtel's Main Event channel or the Kayo Sports app.<\/p>\n America's Carla Esparza will defend her strawweight title against China's \ufeffZhang Weili, while former Interim UFC Lightweight champion Dustin Poirier clashes with Michael Chandler.<\/p>\n Full card:\ufeff<\/strong><\/p>\n Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira<\/p>\n Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili<\/p>\n Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler<\/p>\n Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez<\/p>\n Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles<\/p>\n Undercard:<\/strong><\/p>\n Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano<\/p>\n Erin Blanchfield vs. Molly McCann<\/p>\n Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann<\/p>\n Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman<\/p>\n Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar<\/p>\n Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez<\/p>\n Michael Trizano vs. Seung Woo Choi<\/p>\n Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson<\/p>\n Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/em><\/strong> clicking here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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How can I watch UFC 281?<\/h2>\n
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