Having a deep-rooted history with UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira, UFC Saudi Arabia headliner Israel Adesanya sent a clear message about who he's leaning toward on March 8 when Pereira finally fights Magomed Ankalaev in the UFC 313 main event.

Top-5 Middleweight will meet for a massive Main Event. Check the UFC odds series for our Adesanya-Imavov prediction and pick.

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC Fight Night 250 (ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Make your picks below.

Everything you need to know about the main event of Saturday's UFC Saudi Arabia fight card: Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov - Betting odds, picks, and predictions.

In the aftermath of his victory at UFC 308, the 30-year-old told Daniel Cormier: “I am smash Israel Adesanya. Stay in your seats, this island was captured by ‘The Pirate’ [his fight nickname], don’t panic. Dana White, I came for my gold!”

The African bond between former UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Francis Ngannou remains strong. Despite not being under the same banner anymore, Ngannou, ex-UFC heavyweight champion, showed up to Riyadh,

English UFC star Michael "Venom" Page expects former middleweight champion to return in fine style in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia.

Ahead of Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for fight.

Michael 'Venom' Page is expecting Israel Adesanya to return to form at UFC Saudi Arabia as the former undisputed middleweight champion looks to bounce back from

Israel Adesanya finds himself in a tricky spot. The former UFC middleweight champion is coming off back-to-back defeats for the first time in his MMA career. Saturday at UFC Fight Night 250, Adesanya

A look at the betting odds line movement from opening odds to current odds for the UFC Saudi Arabia card. The UFC Fight Night event main event is Adesanya Vs. Imavov.