UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira prediction, odds, picks, time: Best bets on the fight card from MMA expert

Israel Adesanya defends his middleweight title against Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 281: Adedanya vs. Pereiras at Madison Square Garden at 10 p.m. ET. Marley won the first "ToutMaster" UFC betting contest sponsored by MMAOddsBreaker. He watched every UFC card and does extensive research before each event. His followers have won more than $13,000 on his bets.

Adesanya and Pereira have a rivalry. They both turned to professional MMA later in their careers after establishing themselves in other disciplines. Adesanyan won the interim title in April 2019 against Kelvin Gastelum. Pereiras won a title eliminator against Sean Strickland at UFC 276 in July.   They will renew their rivalry with a UFC title on the line.

Dominick Reyes is a favorite to beat Ryan Spann. Adesanya vs. Pereira is the main event on the UFC 281 preliminary card. Marley is also picking Dominick Rocha to win. He's also backing Ryan Scann to defeat Ion Cutelaba.

Marley has strong picks for Adesanya vs. Pereira and every other bout on the UFC 281 card. He's backing a fighter who "will dominate in the striking" to emerge with a huge victory.

Israel Adesanya, Alex Pereira, Zhang Weili, Dustin Poirier, Chris Gutierrez, Dan Hooker, Renato Moicano, Dominick Reyes, Erin Blanchfield, Karolina Kowalkiewicz, Sueng Woo Choi, Montel Jackson, Carlos Ulberg and Nicolae Negumereanu are on the UFC 281 fight card.