Alex Pereira knocks out Israel Adesanya to become UFC champion

In New York (USA), the UFC 281 tournament ended, in the main event of which a fight for the middleweight title took place.

The defending champion met in the octagon Israel Adesanya (23-2) i Alex Pereira (7-1).

Alex Pereira won by TKO in the fifth round, becoming the new middleweight champion.

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