Pereira vs Adesanya 2: UFC 287: UFC has introduced new gloves to curb eye pokes, which will be in usage from April 8 on the UFC 287 Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya card. Through the years, several UFC fighters have been a victim of eye pokes that have ruined the spirit of the game. Follow UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya LIVE Streaming updates with Insidesport.IN.
Jon Jones is most infamous for it as eye pokes also occur unintentionally at times. Nevertheless, UFC has found a way to throw out the illegal move. During UFC 287 Countdown, Gilbert Burns revealed how the new UFC gloves will resist fighters from eye-poking.
Revealing the gloves to the audience, Burns explained, “I love it because people don’t see, but it kind of makes your fingers go down, so less eye pokes.”
“So, I like it, see my hands are relaxed, [the fingers] don’t stay here. Way better for no eye poke. I like these new gloves.”
Gilbert Burns will co-headline the event against Jorge Masvidal in Miami, a fight that shall determine the next challenger to Leon Edwards’ welterweight title. That said, ‘Durinho’ has a lot on the line next. Akin to the co-main event, Israel Adesanya has a lot to prove on the night against Alex Pereira.
Alex Pereira has beaten Izzy twice in kickboxing and once in MMA, ending Adesanya’s glorious stint as the UFC middleweight champion. Now that they will collide for a fourth time in their career, Israel Adesanya needs to reclaim his championship status in an impressive fashion.
Both Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have seemed optimistic about their chances in the fight. A lot of what the middleweight division will see in the coming months will depend on what Pereira and Adesanya do at UFC 287. Here’s a look at the complete UFC 287 card.
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While the main card will get most of the attention, the prelims and early prelims also feature some very big names. Kelvin Gastelum, Chris Curtis, Michael Chiesa, and Li Jingliang will compete on the prelims card. Here’s the full card for UFC 287.
Main card
Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya
Gilbert Burns vs Jorge Masvidal
Rob Font vs Adrian Yanez
Kevin Holland vs Santiago Ponzinibbio
Christian Rodriguez vs Raul Rosas Jr.
Prelims
Chris Curtis vs Kelvin Gastelum
Michael Chiesa vs Li Jingliang
Luana Pinheiro vs Michelle Waterson
Chase Sherman vs Chris Barnett
Early Prelims
Gerald Meerschaert vs Joe Pyfer
Cynthia Calvillo vs Loopy Godinez
Ignacio Bahamondes vs Nikolas Motta
Steve Garcia vs Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
Jaqueline Amorim vs Sam Hughes
So there you have it. Which fight are you most looking forward to on April 8?
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Editors pick
