The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday touches down in New York for its annual visit to The Big Apple and does so with title bouts in the 185- and 115-pound divisions. Israel Adesanya puts his middleweight crown on the line against Brazilian kickboxer Alex Pereira in the five-round main event, while Carla Esparza defends her women’s strawweight belt against Weili Zhang in the co-headliner.
As UFC 281 “Adesanya vs. Pereira” approaches, a look at some of the numbers the fighters on the card bring to the table:
1,134: Days spent by Adesanya as undisputed middleweight champion.