UFC 287 video: Champion Alex Pereira, former champ Israel Adesanya make weight for rematch

MIAMI – The rematch is set.

Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya are on weight ahead of their championship rematch Saturday in the main event of UFC 287. Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who defends his middleweight title, came in at 185 pounds on the scale. Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) came in at 184.5.

The UFC 287 official weigh-ins took place Friday at the UFC host hotel in Miami. The same venue hosts Saturday’s event, which has a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on ESPN+.

This past November, Pereira stopped Adesanya with a fifth-round TKO in comeback to win the middleweight title.

Watch the video above to see Pereira and Adasanya’s trips to the scale.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 287.