ESPN MMA’s Megan Anderson sits down with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya ahead of his title fight against former kickboxing foe, Alex Pereira, in Saturday’s main event at Madison Square Garden. Stream UFC 281 on ESPN+ https://plus.espn.com/ufc/ppv 0:00 Intro/reflecting on recent camps 1:48 Fighting Alex has made him dig deeper 2:55 Criticism of last couple fights 5:02 Key to staying humble 6:20 Does Pereira deserve the title shot? 8:34 Alex is “one dimensional” 12:01 How close is he to fulfilling his legacy? 13:53 How many fights he wants in 2023 #Adesanya #UFC #UFC281 ? For more UFC, sign up for ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/ufc/youtube ? Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn ? Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE ? Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC ? Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN ? Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV