"The Last Stylebender" will take over the Big Apple again as Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Brazilian knockout artist Alex Pereira. Adesanya will now put his undisputed 185-pound title on the line for the sixth time against Pereira, who owns a pair of kickboxing victories over Adesanya. Plus, the championship doubleheader kicks off in the strawweight division, as surging two-time champion Carla Esparza defends her crown against China's Zhang Weili.