UFC 287 is right around the corner and the promotion has left no stone unturned to bring one of the most stacked cards of the year to the fans. The April 8 event will be hosted in the Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Florida. This card marks the company’s return to Miami in 20 years. In the main event, Israel ‘The Last Stylebender‘ Adesanya looks to right the wrong against his Brazilian archnemesis Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira.
Aside from his most recent loss, Israel has fought and lost to Pereira twice under kickboxing rules. Pereira transitioned over to MMA and made his UFC debut in 2021. A year later, the 35-year-old secured a knockout victory over Adesanya at UFC 281. The long-simmering bad blood will be finally settled in the Octagon as the duo will lock horns in the main event.
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During the pre-fight press conference, Israel and Pereira exchanged a lot of heated words, given their history spanning two combat sports realms. The duo did so by sharing the same stage with other stars on the main card. Gilbert Burns will attempt to push himself into title contention again as he faces fellow welterweight Jorge Masvidal in the co-main spot.
Rising prospect Raul Rosas Jr. will make his much-anticipated return to the Octagon in only his second promotional bout against Christian Rodriguez. This contest will act as the main card opener.
Which songs will Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya use for UFC 287?
Heading into his first title fight at UFC 281, Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira walked out to “Itsari” by Sepultura. The 35-year-old used the same song for his UFC 276 bout against Sean Strickland. It is worth mentioning that Israel Adesanya headlined the same card that night. Even during his UFC debut on the UFC 268 card, The Brazilian walked out to the same song. Fans assume this fact won’t change come Saturday.
Heading into his UFC 281 bout as the middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya walked out to “Hello Zepp + Overture” by Charlie Clouser. Prior to that, Adesanya channeled his inner ‘Undertaker’ at UFC 276. The 33-year-old walked out to “The Undertaker Theme” song, paying homage to the famous WWE character.
Which songs will Gilbert Burns and Jorge Masvidal use for UFC 287?
Gilbert Burns looks to put himself in the title shot conversations as he faces Jorge Masvidal come Saturday. For his UFC 283 walkout against Neil Magny, ‘Durinho’ used “Medley” by Buchecha. Burns walked out to the same song in his highly touted bout against rising star Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273. The contest earned both a “Performance Of The Night” bonus. The song seems like a favorite as he used it in the bout prior at UFC 264 as well.
Popularly inspired by the 80s classic action movie “Scarface,” Jorge has carried the Al Pacino energy along with him during his walkouts. During his last Octagon outing against Colby Covington, ‘Gamebred‘ walked out to “Tony’s Theme” by Giorgio Moroder. For his rematch with former champion Kamaru Usman at UFC 261, Jorge walked out to the song “Prayer” by the late DMX. It is worth mentioning that he kept the above-mentioned “Tony’s Theme” playing as the backdrop.
Which song will Raul Rosas Jr. use for UFC 287?
UFC’s bantamweight has set its eyes on rising prospect Raul Rosas Jr. After impressing the boss Dana White in Contender Series, the 18-year-old grabbed a contract with the UFC, making him the youngest fighter in the promotion as of today. Rosas Jr. made his promotional debut against Jay Perrin at UFC 282 in December 2022. Given his Mexican heritage, it only made sense that ‘El Nino Problema’ walked out to “El Mariachi Loco” by Pedro Fernandez.
UFC 287 is a star-studded event, which is set to go down this weekend. Which walkout are you looking forward to the most? Let us know in the comments down below.