Phil Hawes delivered his prediction for ‘The Last Stylebender’s’ next UFC title defense this fall. On November 12th, Israel Adesanya will return to the Octagon to defend his UFC middleweight world championship against a familiar face in Alex Pereira. While Pereira is a relative newcomer to the UFC with just three victories inside the Octagon,
Chael Sonnen believes the UFC 281 main event will set a precedent inside the Octagon. The middleweight division’s next title fight will be between defending champ Israel Adesanya and kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. The stylistic matchup is anticipated to be a good one as Pereira has previously beat Adesanya twice in the ring, with one
UFC middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya made his picks for this weekend’s highly anticipated UFC 279 card on his YouTube channel. In the main event of the evening, tenured fan favorite Nate Diaz will step into the Octagon for presumably the last time in his 15-year run with the promotion. On that night, he will
The stage is set for UFC 281 as reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya looks to defend his title for the sixth time against a familiar opponent, Alex Pereira. Ahead of the fight, Izzy said he’s confident about handling everything Pereira will pull off and would just have to watch out for one thing. 6/10 In
Anthony Smith rates Robert Whittaker as the superior fighter to Israel Adesanya. Whittaker is coming off an impressive unanimous decision win over Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris this past weekend. It only served to highlight that Whittaker, along with Adesanya, reign supreme over the rest of the middleweight pack. View this post on Instagram A
Marvin Vettori has fought Israel Adesanya twice and it’s safe to say there is no love lost between the two UFC middleweight stars. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is slated to defend his middleweight championship against former Glory Kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. The two will meet inside the Octagon for what is technically their third match-up against
Israel Adesanya thinks Tai Tuivasa should try every style he knows against Ciryl Gane “Bam Bam” is open to fighting Jon Jones Heavyweight breakout star Tai Tuivasa is heading into UFC Paris for the biggest challenge of his celebrated career. He will be taking on No. 1 contender Ciryl Gane, who is known for being
No. 13 ranked UFC lightweight Dan Hooker recently appeared on the Between Two Beers podcast on YouTube to discuss a multitude of things from his 13-year career as a mixed martial artist. During the conversation, Hooker was asked about footage of himself training with the reigning UFC middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya. In the video which
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has had quite the career so far in mixed martial arts; however, it’s not been all rainbows and butterflies. ‘Stylebender’ is currently preparing for his sixth title defense against his old rival Alex Pereira later this year at UFC 281. On his personal YouTube channel, “FREESTYLEBENDER,” he revealed the lowest
There is no doubt that Israel Adesanya wants to surpass Anderson Silva as the greatest middleweight in the history of sports, but that does not mean he will never move up in weight classes. Israel Adesanya isn’t closing the door on jumping back up to light heavyweight or heavyweight in the near future. Israel Adesanya
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is taking a trip down memory lane and looking back on the career of Jose Aldo. There is not much that champion Israel Adesanya can’t do. He is the king of the middleweight division and he does a great job of breaking down fights on his YouTube channel. This week
It’s not every day you hear a 2-0 fighter say he’d be able to dethrone the UFC Middleweight Champion of the world. But for Bo Nickal, he’d do just on Monday. The three-time NCAA national wrestling champion has already made some waves early into his MMA career. Nickal would make it 2-0, where he quickly
Jake Paul won’t fight Israel Adesanya. There is a whole list of current and former UFC fighters that the YouTuber turned pro boxer will fight, but the reigning defending UFC middleweight champion is not one of them. ‘Only UFC fighter I wouldn’t fight’ In a recent interview with the TimboSugarShow, Paul was asked if he
Fantasy matchmaking in MMA is very fun. You can get stuck thinking for minutes upon minutes of all the dream match-ups that can be made. On Monday, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker revealed their dream match-ups for every division in the UFC. Dream match-ups 115 In the strawweight division,
They have fought twice before in kickboxing, and now, Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira will collide in mixed martial arts. The Trilogy On Friday, Adesanya announced the matchup between himself and Pereira on Sportscenter, and then the UFC confirmed the announcement shortly after on social media. UFC 281 will take place on November 12 at
Dustin Jacoby thinks Alex Pereira’s punch is still the hardest among his past rivals “The Hanyak” banks on the Brazilian’s KO power if he ever faces Israel Adesanya For Dustin Jacoby, Alex Pereira is still the hardest puncher he has ever fought and if the Brazilian winds up facing Israel Adesanya, the champ should be