UFC 281 – one of the biggest MMA events of the year – takes place Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The event includes an early preliminary card on ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET), regular prelims on ESPNews (8 p.m. ET), and the main card on ESPN+ pay-per-view (10 p.m. ET).
In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (23-1) takes on Alex Pereira (6-1), who was 2-0 against the current champ in their kickboxing days. And in the co-main event, women's strawweight titleholder Carla Esparza (19-6) meets ex-champ Zhang Weili (22-3).
UFC 281 also features lightweights Michael Chandler vs. Dustin Poirier in a potential fight of the night, Frankie Edgar's retirement bout, and other notable names.
You can check out the full list of UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira odds via Caesars for all of the fights on Saturday’s lineup below.
UFC 281 Odds
Early Preliminary Card
Carlos Ulberg vs. Nicolae Negumereanu
| Light Heavyweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Ulberg Odds | -130 |
| Negumereanu Odds | +110 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (-160 / +130) |
Julio Arce vs. Montel Jackson
| Bantamweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Arce Odds | +175 |
| Jackson Odds | -210 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-182 / +140) |
Michael Trizano vs. Choi Seung-woo
| Featherweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Trizano Odds | +155 |
| Seung-woo Odds | -180 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-210 / +170) |
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Silvana Gomez Juarez
| Women's Strawweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Kowalkiewicz Odds | +100 |
| Gomez Juarez Odds | -120 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-140/ +110) |
Matt Frevola vs. Ottman Azaitar
| Lightweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Frevola Odds | +130 |
| Azaitar Odds | -155 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (-120 / -110) |
Preliminary Card
Andre Petroski vs. Wellington Turman
| Middleweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Petroski Odds | -200 |
| Turman Odds | +170 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (-140 / +115) |
Molly McCann vs. Erin Blanchfield
| Women's Flyweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| McCann Odds | +310 |
| Blanchfield Odds | -400 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-220 / +170) |
Dominick Reyes vs. Ryan Spann
| Light Heavyweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Reyes Odds | -220 |
| Spann Odds | +180 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (-120 / -110) |
Brad Riddell vs. Renato Moicano
| Lightweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Riddell Odds | +105 |
| Moicano Odds | -125 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-105 / -125) |
Main Card
- 10 p.m. ET
- ESPN+ Pay-per-view
Dan Hooker vs. Claudio Puelles
| Lightweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Hooker Odds | -150 |
| Puelles Odds | +125 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (+120 / -150) |
Frankie Edgar vs. Chris Gutierrez
| Bantamweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Edgar Odds | +190 |
| Gutierrez Odds | -230 |
| Over/under rounds | 2.5 (-150 / +120) |
Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler
| Lightweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Poirier Odds | -230 |
| Chandler Odds | +190 |
| Over/under rounds | 1.5 (-140 / +110) |
Champ Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili
| Women's Strawweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Esparza Odds | +280 |
| Weili Odds | -360 |
| Over/under rounds | 4.5 (-140 / +110) |
Champ Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira
| Middleweight Bout | Odds |
|---|
| Adesanya Odds | -220 |
| Pereira Odds | +180 |
| Over/under rounds | 4.5 (-140 / +110) |
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