After going to war with Alex Pereira four times across two different promotions, Israel Adesanya has nothing, but respect for his Brazilian rival. When it comes to Pereira’s fans, that’s a different story. During a recent appearance on Demetrious Johnson’s YouTube channel, ‘The Last Stylebender’ reflected on his many close battles with Pereira under both
Israel Adesanya was on the wrong end of a shocking result in professional boxing. On Saturday night, boxing superstars Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney headlined a highly-anticipated event inside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia was supposed to challenge Haney for the WBC super lightweight world title before missing weight by three pounds,
Israel Adesanya talked about his feud with Dricus du Plessis Izzy shared his real thoughts on his rivalry with Alex Pereira “The Last Stylebender” is interested in facing Khamzat Chimaev Israel Adesanya commented on his ongoing rivalry with Alex Pereira and Dricus du Plessis, while also revealing his plan to face Khamzat Chimaev. Izzy calls
Alex Pereira isn’t worried about Jamahal Hill receiving advice from Israel Adesanya. Later this week, Pereira looks to defend his UFC light heavyweight title for the first time since securing the vacant throne against Jiri Prochazka. To do so, ‘Poatan’ must emerge victorious in the UFC 300 main event against Hill, who is returning after
Israel Adesanya predicted Jamahal Hill to win via knockout over Alex Pereira at UFC 300 Izzy thinks “Sweet Dreams” could finish “Poatan” in the first two and a half rounds Isreal Adesanya believes Jamahal Hill is highly capable of knocking Alex Pereria out and it could happen within the first half of the fight. Izzy
Israel Adesanya thinks he might fail to stop a takedown from Kayla Harrison “The Last Stylebender” acknowledges the former PFL champ’s power but he believes Holly Holm would win Israel Adesanya is not doubting Kayla Harrison’s power and believes he might not be able to stop the former PFL champ from taking him down. Izzy
Glover Teixeira discussed several storylines about Alex Pereira’s upcoming fight at UFC 300 and his legacy. Later this week, Pereira will headline arguably the biggest MMA event of the year when he defends his light heavyweight throne against Jamahal Hill. Ahead of the UFC 300 showdown, the Brazilian world champion’s close friend and mentor, Glover
Robert Whittaker commented on Chris Weirman’s eye poke controversy at UFC Atlantic City “The Reaper” discussed the looming Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya title fight Robert Whittaker shared his thoughts on Chris Weidman’s controversial eye poke incident with Bruno Silva and the potential title fight between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. Chris poked
Marvin Vettori believes Israel Adesanya’s reign at the top of the middleweight division is over. After suffering a lopsided loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 297, ‘The Last Stylebender’ surrendered the 185-pound crown for the second time in less than a year. Speaking with The Schmo ahead of his return to the Octagon next month,
Israel Adesanya is split between Francis Ngannou and Anthony Joshua. The boxing super-fight, billed as ‘Knockout Chaos’, goes down from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this Friday. Ex-UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou will look to shake up the sport of boxing again, this time with a win, as he takes on accomplished superstar Anthony Joshua. Adesanya On
Dricus Du Plessis wants to defend the title on his own terms, nobody else’s. There was a lot of questions asked on who would headline the historic event in UFC 300 and the new UFC Middleweight Champion vs. Israel Adesanya was thought to be one of the promotion’s biggest options for the men on the
Israel Adesanya has no interest in boxing. In a world where MMA fighters are always looking to cash in inside the squared circle, ‘The Last Stylebender’ is perfectly content putting his craft on display inside the Octagon rather than in a boxing round. In a video released on the two-time titleholder’s YouTube channel, Adesanya can
Israel Adesanya has unfinished business with one guy in the middleweight division. Sean Strickland is his name as the American took the throne from the two-time UFC Champion at UFC 293. Strickland knocked down Adesanya early on during their five-round fight and Adesanya just couldn’t find his rhythm afterwards. ‘The Last Stylebender’ lost a dominant
Dan Hooker commented on Alexander Volkanovski’s situation following his KO loss to Ilia Topuria at UFC 298 “The Hangman” said the UFC scratched Dricus du Plessis vs. Isreal Adesanya off the UFC 300 card Dan Hooker shared his honest thoughts on Alexander Volkanovski’s current situation and revealed that the UFC was planning to add Dricus
Alex Pereira is open to training with his rival Israel Adesanya if the two never go one-on-one again. The rivalry between “Poatan” and “The Last Stylebender” is one that combat sports fans won’t soon forget. Pereira had two victories over “Izzy” under the Glory Kickboxing banner, including a brutal left hook knockout. Pereira defeated Adesanya
Middleweights meet in the co-main event of UFC 298. Former UFC Champion Robert Whittaker is scheduled to fight one-time title challenger Paulo Costa this Saturday on pay-per-view. Israel Adesanya, a former foe of both, is keeping a close eye on this top contender matchup… if it happens. Will Costa Show Up This Time Out? Adesanya