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This past week, the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced its main event for UFC 281 at the world-famous Madison Square Garden in New York City: middleweight kingpin and top pound-for-pound talent Israel Adesanya taking on aging kickboxer Alex Pereira. On paper, it's an absolutely silly matchup. Pereira only made a full-time commitment to MMA in September 2021, less than a year ago, and is 6-1 in the sport and 3-0 in the UFC.