UFC 281 Preview with Billy Ward

In today's episode, Fantasy Labs/ActionNetwork MMA writer Billy Ward and I preview UFC 281 taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York on Nov. 12. First, we look at one of 2022's most anticipated fights for UFC Middleweight bout between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. Earlier in their MMA careers, Pereira won two non-UFC bouts against Adesanya. We look into how much the previous wins will help Pereira against one of the UFC's most consistent winners. Then, we look at the Women's Strawweight title fight between Carla Esparza and Zhang Weili. Despite Carla being the reigning champ, Zhang is looking like the heavy favorite heading in this fight. We look at which woman will win the belt. Zhang's extra power could play a role into whether she will win this fight. After the title fights, we give out our favorite fights, bets, and DFS plays for Saturday's PPV card at MSG.