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
Israel Adesanya is wrapping up his hiatus, per coach Eugene Bareman. Following his shocking unanimous decision loss to Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293 back in September 2023, Adesanya announced he would be taking a break from pro MMA competition. He later joked with reporters that he won’t be returning until 2027.
Israel Adesanya doubled his money after betting on Patrick Mahomes to be crowned MVP of Super Bowl 58 Izzy is being targeted by reigning middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis Israel Adesanya is still making money despite being inactive as he doubled his money by betting on Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes to win the MVP
Israel Adesanya likes what he has been seeing from Alex Volkanovski ahead of UFC 298. Volkanovski is set for a pivotal matchup in his MMA career. At UFC 298, “The Great” will be fighting for more than just maintaining possession of the UFC Featherweight Championship. He’s fighting to show the world that they’ve forgotten just
Dricus du Plessis was nervous as he waited for the judges’ decision at UFC 297 “Stillknocks” made it clear that he wants a showdown with Israel Adesanya in Africa Dricus du Plessis recounted how he felt inside the Octagon as Bruce Buffer read the judges’ decision at UFC 297. The new UFC middleweight champ also
Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland aren’t exactly on the same page. The two middleweights went to war in the UFC 297 main event. After five rounds of back-and-forth action, it’d be Du Plessis who got the split decision victory as well as the UFC Middleweight title. The championship belt was coming home to South
Danny Rubenstein, the manager of Dricus Du Plessis had a conversation with Israel Adesanya’s manager before UFC 297. Du Plessis was set to headline UFC 297 as he was taking on Sean Strickland for the middleweight title. It was an intriguing matchup and before the fight, Rubenstein messaged Adesanya’s team to see if the former
Robert Whittaker has given a prediction for a potential showdown between Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. Du Plessis has been the talk of the MMA world coming out of UFC 297. He challenged Sean Strickland for the UFC Middleweight Championship and won via split decision. UFC 300 is without a main event, and sources
Laura Sanko suggested a logical reason why the judges favored Dricus du Plessis over Sean Strickland at UFC 297 The UFC commentator is rooting for “Stillknocks” vs. Israel Adesanya at UFC 300 Laura Sanko thinks the judges were right to hand Dricus du Plessis the split decision win over Sean Strickland at UFC 297 and
Henry Cejudo doesn’t want to see Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya just yet. After dethroning Sean Strickland at UFC 297, the new middleweight champion has a few enticing options for his first title defense. A rematch with Strickland, a grudge match with Adesanya or a wildcard fight with Khamzat Chimaev could all await Du
Another title run has just begun at 185lbs. The UFC Middleweight title has been on the move with Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland all holding down the title at one point in the last 14 months. Now it belongs to Dricus Du Plessis, who’d decisively defeat Strickland over the distance at UFC 297.
Sean Strickland has fired back at former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Strickland became the UFC middleweight champion back in September when he scored a stunning upset win over Adesanya. It was a shocking performance, and originally, Dana White wanted the two to have an immediate rematch, but Adesanya decided to take a break from MMA.
It’s safe to say that there is no love lost between Israel Adesanya and the two fighters who will compete for the middleweight world title this Saturday night (January 20). Returning to the mysterious land of Toronto, Canada, UFC 297 will emanate from Scotiabank Arena and feature a can’t-miss clash as reigning and defending 185-pound
Sean Strickland is open for a rematch with Israel Adesanya at UFC 300 “Tarzan” is not happy with UFC 297’s co-main event Sean Strickland wouldn’t hesitate to headline UFC 300 against Israel Adesanya for the right price. Unsurprisingly, “Tarzan” also had something to say about UFC 297’s co-main event. UFC 300 with Izzy is good
The return of reigning UFC lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev has been the subject of much debate over the last several weeks. Recently, UFC CEO Dana White suggested that Makhachev would make his return to the Octagon this summer due to a lingering injury the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ is still dealing with. Makhachev’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz contradicted