Two new champions were crowned yesterday at UFC 281 event.
Alex Pereira TKO’d Israel Adesanya and became the new middleweight king, while China’s Weili Zhang is now the queen of the women’s strawweight division following a submission victory over Carla Esparza in the co-main event of the night at MSG, New York, US.
Former UFC lightweight interim titleholder Dustin Poirier submitted former Bellator champion Michael Chandler in one of the most highly anticipated fights of the night.
Here are all the results from UFC 281:
- Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya via TKO (punches) – Round 5, 2:01
- Zhang Weili def. Carla Esparza via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:05
- Dustin Poirier def. Michael Chandler via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:00
- Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez via knockout (knee) – Round 1, 2:01
- Dan Hooker def. Claudio Puelles via TKO (kick) – Round 2, 4:06
- Renato Moicano def. Brad Riddell via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:20
- Ryan Spann def. Dominick Reyes via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:20
- Erin Blanchfield def. Molly McCann via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 3:37
- Andre Petroski def. Wellington Turman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Matt Frevola def. Ottman Azaitar via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:30
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Silvana Gomez Juarez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Michael Trizano def. Seungwoo Choi via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:51
- Montel Jackson def. Julio Arce via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Carlos Ulberg def. Nicolae Negumereanu via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:44
