Don’t expect to see Israel Adesanya return to the Octagon anytime soon. After losing the middleweight title for the second time in less than a year, ‘The Last Stylebender’ is determined to take some time off and heal after being the most active champion in the promotion’s 30-year history. In an interview with The Rock,
Sean Strickland revealed what Israel Adesanya said to him after the UFC 293 main event. Before fighting Adesanya, Strickland utilized mental warfare against the former UFC middleweight champion. The Xtreme Couture affiliate created a narrative about ‘The Last Stylebender’ being intimate with his now-deceased dog, which gained popularity throughout the MMA community. On September 9,
Nigerian standout Sodiq Yusuff will look to make it three straight when he steps into the Octagon for his first main event with the promotion on October 14. A winner in eight of his last nine matchups, Yusuff has established himself as one of the promotion’s most promising featherweight fighters. He’ll look to build on
Coach Eric Nicksick revealed that Sean Strickland was very close to being pulled from UFC 293 days before his middleweight title tilt with Israel Adesanya. ‘Tarzan’ shocked the world on September 9, scoring a decisive unanimous decision victory over ‘The Last Stylebender’ to capture his first world title. But as it turns out, Strickland’s often
Well-known MMA head coach Firas Zahabi believes Israel Adesanya could’ve made a simple adjustment against Sean Strickland at UFC 293. Adesanya’s second run with the UFC middleweight title didn’t last long. In his first defense of the second reign, Adesanya was shockingly outclassed by Strickland. Going into the fight, Strickland was a huge underdog but
Eric Nicksick the head coach of Sean Strickland says his fighter nearly didn’t get the chance to fight at UFC 293. Strickland was headlining the pay-per-view card in Australia for the middleweight title against Israel Adesanya. It wasn’t the fight the UFC originally wanted as the plan was for Dricus Du Plessis to get the
Dricus Du Plessis doesn’t think Israel Adesanya would have gone the distance with them had they fought. In the main event of UFC 293, Adesanya was looking to defend his middleweight title against Sean Strickland in a fight he was a massive favorite in. Originally, the plan was for Du Plessis to get that title
PFL Europe Head of Operations Dan Hardy believes Israel Adesanya would be wise to take a break. Adesanya was on the wrong end of one of the biggest MMA upsets of all time. He dropped a unanimous decision against Sean Strickland at UFC 293, losing the middleweight title in the process. “The Last Stylebender” couldn’t
Dana White lauded Laura Sanko for another commendable commentating job at UFC 293 The UFC boss hailed Sanko as the Ronda Rousey of her profession Laura Sanko received some compliments from UFC president Dana White after making her pay-per-view commentating debut at UFC 293. The buddying UFC commentator even earned comparisons to former UFC women’s
UFC Hall of Famer Michael Bisping believes Israel Adesanya may have been a bit arrogant during the Sean Strickland fight. Adesanya lost the UFC middleweight title to Strickland in Sydney, Australia. The UFC 293 main event did not go the way most anticipated. Strickland made it clear that he’d be no pushover after dropping “Izzy”
Kamaru Usman used his similar situation to offer advice to Israel Adesanya about pursuing an immediate rematch against Sean Strickland. At UFC 293, Strickland shockingly ended Adesanya’s second middleweight title reign with a unanimous decision win. It didn’t take long for fans and media members to debate whether or not ‘The Last Stylebender’ should pursue
Chris Curtis broke down why Sean Strickland’s win at UFC 293 wasn’t a product of Israel Adesanya having an off night. On September 9, Strickland made history by dethroning Adesanya to become the new UFC middleweight champion. Shortly after the fight, Adesanya’s coach, Eugene Bareman, conducted a press conference and claimed ‘The Last Stylebender’ had
John McCarthy contradicts Dana White’s claim that Israel Adesanya wasn’t at his best against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 “Big John” thinks there’s nothing wrong with Izzy and “Tarzan” beat him fair and square UFC president Dana White thought Israel Adesanya looked slow and stiff against Sean Strickland at UFC 293, suggesting it could’ve been
Charlie Radtke savagely made some homophobic remarks in his post-fight interview at UFC 293 and quickly apologized UFC president Dana White shared his honest take on the subject UFC welterweight Charlie Radtke beat Mike Mathetha at UFC 293 but it was his controversial post-fight comments that made him a subject of discussions in the sport.
Joe Rogan was shocked and entertained after Sean Strickland dropped Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 The UFC commentator thinks Strickland vs. Adesanya rematch would be an even bigger spectacle Longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan was in awe of Sean Strickland’s stunning knockdown on Israel Adesanya in Round 1 of their UFC 293 title fight. The
Drake’s pockets felt the sting of a $920,000 hit when Israel Adesanya surrendered his UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland. The famous rapper, renowned for his UFC betting ventures last year, has had a mixed track record with both big wins and losses. His latest wager was on Adesanya winning by knockout against Strickland in