Set to be without champion-branded shorts for the first time in his Octagon tenure since April 2019, former undisputed middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya will sport blue compression shorts for his upcoming UFC 287 title rematch with Alex Pereira this weekend.
Adesanya, a former undisputed and interim middleweight champion under the banner of the UFC, most recently headlined UFC 281 back in November of last year at Madison Square Garden – sporting green and gold trimmed champion compression shorts.
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Suffering his first loss at the middleweight limit in his professional mixed martial arts career, the Nigerian-Kiwi striker had established a healthy lead on all three judge’s scorecards heading into his fifth and final round battle with Pereira.