Robert Whittaker finds it rather silly that Israel Adesanya could bag himself yet another immediate rematch after dropping the middleweight title for the second time in less than a year. UFC 293 saw ‘The Last Stylebender’ once again surrender the 185-pound crown after essentially shutting down for his full 25-minute affair with outspoken middleweight contender
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
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
Like virtually everyone else watching UFC 293 on Saturday night, renowned mixed martial arts coach Javier Mendez was stunned by Sean Strickland’s dominant performance against two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya. ‘Tarzan’ delivered the performance of a lifetime in his first shot at a world title, besting ‘The Last Stylebender’ after 25 minutes. From bell to bell,
Dricus Du Plessis believes it’s his turn for a title shot, not Israel Adesanya’s. The #2 UFC Middleweight contender made a case for gold when he took out Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 in July. The TKO result even earned him a viral face-off with Israel Adesanya. Unfortunately for them, that fight wouldn’t take place
Israel Adesanya’s coach Eugene Bareman opened up about their UFC 293 title fight loss to Sean Strickland Bareman thinks it should be a no brainer that Izzy gets an instant rematch which he sees happening possibly before the year ends Israel Adesanya’s longtime coach Eugene Bareman remains optimistic that a rematch with Sean Strickland will
Marvin Vettori is not in favor of Isreal Adesanya getting a quick rematch with Sean Strickland “The Italian Dream” thinks he and other Top-5 middleweights are better title fight candidates Marvin Vettori is not convinced that Israel Adesanya still wants to rematch Sean Strickland. For “The Italian Dream,” Strickland has a lot of other options,
Dan Hardy thinks Israel Adesanya could have won at UFC 293 had he been able to expose the obvious holes in Sean Strickland’s game. Strickland pressured Adesanya and ‘The Last Stylebender’ just couldn’t get going offensively and was pieced up to a one-sided decision loss to lose his middleweight title. In the fight, Israel Adesanya
Robert Whittaker disagrees with people who think Israel Adesanya had an off night against Sean Strickland. At UFC 293, the middleweight division was turned upside down when Strickland defeated Adesanya by unanimous decision. The shocking result led some fans and analysts to believe ‘The Last Stylebender’ wasn’t himself, taking away from Strickland’s phenomenal performance. During
Eric Nicksick had a feeling Sean Strickland would dethrone Israel Adesanya. Heading into UFC 293, most people didn’t believe Strickland could defeat Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title. After five rounds of action, the 32-year-old silenced the doubters by securing a unanimous decision win. Meanwhile, Strickland’s coach never lost faith in the new middleweight king.
Chael Sonnen believes Sean Strickland benefited from his first-round knockout loss against former middleweight champion Alex Pereira. On Saturday night, Strickland stunned the world after securing a lopsided unanimous decision victory over Israel Adesanya to capture the 185-pound crown at UFC 293. Speaking about the shocking turn of events over the week, three-time title challenger
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
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
Alex Pereira doesn’t want any credit for Sean Strickland’s massive upset win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. Strickland and Adesanya shared the Octagon inside the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia on September 9. Things did not go the way most were anticipating. Strickland dropped Adesanya in the first round with a punch and