Dana White Explains Why UFC 281 Is as Big as Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz: “The Response on This Fight Has Been…”
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The mammoth event of UFC 281 is set to take place on November 13 at MSG, meanwhile like everyone, Dana White is extremely excited about the event. The UFC president has been promoting this event since the fights on this card were announced.
The main event of the night features Israel Adesanya defending his middleweight belt against Brazilian Kickboxing champion, Alex Pereira. Meanwhile, Pereira is new to the MMA circuit, however, it has no impact on the hype of the fight.
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Speaking on the same, the UFC kingpin talked about the massive push that the fight has already experienced before the event. Here’s what White had to say.
Dana White is pumped for UFC 281
While speaking to the media, a reporter asked, “the fact that this is man that’s beat Izzy twice be it in kickboxing. What’s the sense that you’re getting from friends and fans as to whether he’s the man to dethrone [Izzy]”
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Dana was quick to reply. “Yeah… the response on this fight has been incredible. There’s this thing that happens when you put on a fight and you know Pereira isn’t one of those guys, big names like everybody knows. Like you doing a Diaz vs Conor or Jon Jones vs this guy. But when the fight is legit people get excited about it.”
He further added, “the hardcore fans of the sport, the media of the sport, it just starts to create this buzz that spreads out to the people who are you know the casuals and that’s what’s happened with this fight.”
What other fights to look for in the card?
The co-main event of the evening sees Carla Esparza defend her belt against the former champ, Zhang Weili. The intriguing matchup is a classic wrestler vs striker matchup.
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The fighters are chosen and locked for Saturday’s kombat 🕹 #UFC281
Adesanya vs. Pereira
Esparza vs. Weili
Poirier vs. Chandler pic.twitter.com/W1kikC9t2u— ESPN (@espn) November 12, 2022
Meanwhile, the people’s main event and the third fight from the top have two elite lightweights colliding against one another. Dustin Poirier goes up against Michael Chandler. Both the contenders have an explosive style and fans could easily expect a finish.
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Edited by:
Vineet Nandwana