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Expert picks and best bets for Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira and Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili

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Expert picks and best bets for Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira and Carla Esparza vs. Zhang Weili

Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 281. Carla Esparza defends the women's strawweight championship against former champ Zhang Weili in co-main event. ESPN's betting experts Ian Parker and Reed Kuhn like the fights they like.  Former UFC fighter and current ESPN MMA analyst Megan Anderson breaks down both title fights. Brett Okamoto talks to Fortis MMA coach Sayif Saud about the matchups in main and co main events.

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