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After three straight losses inside the UFC Octagon, the future of Israel Adesanya has been one of the most talked-about ...
Before losing his middleweight title, Israel Adesanya was regarded as one of the best champions in the modern UFC era. The ...
Dricus Du Plessis can hold his drinks. Du Plessis’ love for beer is well known to the point that he was gifted a can by a fan ...
ISRAEL ADESANYA is champing at the bit to return to the cage – despite some vocal fight fans calling for him to retire. The ...
'The Last Stylebender' was thoroughly removed from the UFC middleweight title picture in February. Here, Nassourdine Imavov ...
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya hasn’t fought since February when he was shockingly knocked out by rising ...
Dricus Du Plessis praises Israel Adesanya, calling him the toughest and best opponent he’s ever faced inside the octagon.
As Israel Adesanya remembers it, the decision to double down on his meteoric rise from former kickboxing star to unbeaten UFC champion by moving up in weight to challenge light heavyweight ...
Adesanya had lost his middleweight crown on Sept. 10 in a unanimous decision loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney. The 34-year-old is a two-time UFC middleweight champion, but has lost two ...
Israel Adesanya is putting his championship on the line against Alex Pereira, a rival from their professional kickboxing days who is officially 2-0 against the UFC champion.
Before Israel Adesanya went up a division and challenged Jan Blachowicz in an unsuccessful bid for a UFC title in a second weight class, he was a perfect 20-0 as a professional MMA fighter.
SI’s MMA Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes runs every Monday. Israel Adesanya first fought Alex Pereira in a kickboxing bout in 2016. Though it was competitive, Pereira won by decision. Their rematch ...