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At UFC 290 last night, Israel Adesanya’s next title challenger was determined in Dricus du Plessis — and it’s exactly what the MMA scriptwriters ordered for. In fact, it should have been the fight right from the start, but the UFC decided to book Du Plessis against former champion Robert Whittaker with the winner set […]

UFC 290 was filled with a handful of entertaining fights, with one of the best of the night featuring Dricus Du Plessis going up against Robert Whittaker. Du Plessis ended up winning in the second round, setting up a matchup with Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. Immediately after Du Plessis won, Adesanya made sure to […]

There have been some great fights in the UFC in 2023 and some great ones still to come. After all, just some of the fights coming up include Alexander Volkanovski vs. Yair Rodriguez, Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje II, Jan Blachowicz vs. Alex Pereira and Aljamain Sterling vs. Sean O’Malley to name a few. However, […]

UFC middleweight Dricus du Plessis acknowledges he trained with Israel Adesanya in the past — but says they never did any striking whatsoever. Adesanya recently revealed he trained with Du Plessis in Thailand back in 2014 when he had virtually zero MMA experience. The UFC middleweight champion revealed that while he was beaten in the […]

Israel Adesanya returns to action at UFC 293 on Sept. 9 in Sydney, Australia. Although he has no confirmed opponent, he is expected to defend his middleweight title in the pay-per-view headliner. What we do know is that his opponent will be the winner of the upcoming UFC 290 middleweight encounter between Robert Whittaker and […]

Robert Whittaker will not be underestimating Dricus du Plessis by any means. The former middleweight champion takes on Du Plessis on the UFC 290 card taking place July 8 in Las Vegas. It is essentially a title eliminator with the winner expected to challenge Israel Adesanya in the UFC 293 main event in September. For […]

The Middleweight Division might have it’s next contender after the occurrences at UFC Jacksonville: Emmett vs. Topuria last night. No. 13 ranked Brendan Allen made an appearance last night on the Main Card against a tough opponent in Bruno Silva. The two exchanged heated blows throughout the fight but it was Allen who, in the […]

The UFC 293 pay-per-view event is starting to take shape. The numbered event takes place Sept. 10 in Sydney, Australia, and is expected to be headlined by UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. His opponent will be determined at UFC 290 next month as former champion Robert Whittaker takes on Dricus Du Plessis with the winner […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya feels he is a level above Michael Jordan as far as being petty is concerned. Adesanya became a two-time 185-pound champion following his emphatic second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 back in April. It was notably his first win over the Brazilian in four attempts across two […]

After signing a major deal with the UFC to become the official sports drink of the promotion, Logan Paul‘s energy drink PRIME has now signed it’s first signature athletes. Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and No. 2 Pound-for-Pound Alexander Volkanovski have inked a deal to become the faces of PRIME as the brand continues its expansion […]

Logan Paul decided to switch things up from professional wrestling to mixed martial arts. The YouTube personality and WWE superstar recently took part in a friendly grappling session with UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. To the surprise of everyone, he didn’t do too badly either as he held his own against the duo, […]

UFC superstars and arch-rivals Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira treated combat sports fans to four of the most exciting fights you’ll see, while also giving us a rivalry for the ages. On Memorial day, the two clashed once again as they encountered each other at the airport. Check out our UFC news for more fight […]

Khamzat Chimaev believes the UFC is protecting Israel Adesanya from him. Chimaev has not fought since UFC 279 in September when he easily submitted Kevin Holland in the first round. He’s been keen to fight since with his next outing likely to be against Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 which takes place Oct. 22 in […]

Unified lightweight champion Devin Haney believes boxers should follow the example of MMA fighters like UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Haney defends his lightweight titles against former pound-for-pound great Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday in what is a pretty much a super fight between two of the best boxers in the world. Last month, Ryan Garcia […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya dropped his prediction for the upcoming light heavyweight fight between Jan Blachowicz and Alex Pereira. Pereira will make his light heavyweight debut when he takes on former 205-pound champion Blachowicz in the co-main event of UFC 291 which takes place July 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Adesanya is uniquely […]

The UFC is returning to Sydney later this year for a pay-per-view event set to be headlined by middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. UFC president Dana White announced Wednesday that UFC 293 would be taking place in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 10 (Sept. 9 in the United States). It will be the first of three pay-per-view […]

Colby Covington could become a welterweight champion later this year — and he is eyeing some big matchups after that. Covington is the No. 1 contender and expects to face current champion Leon Edwards in August. Should he come out of that fight victorious as he expects to, “Chaos” has aspirations to fight foes outside […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is praying he gets to fight Dricus Du Plessis next. Du Plessis — a white South African — has been in the headlines ever since he seemingly took a shot at Adesanya among others by stating that he would become the first real African champion in the UFC since he […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya had to change his approach in order to defeat Alex Pereira. Having previously gone 0-3 against Pereira (twice in kickboxing, once in MMA), Adesanya finally conquered his boogeyman with an emphatic second-round knockout win over Pereira in the UFC 287 headliner earlier this month. It was also Adesanya’s first knockout […]

The new Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has finally put the doubters to rest by defeating Alex Pereira and recapturing his belt and beginning another title run. With his biggest rival slated to move to Light Heavyweight, it opens up the door for the rest of the division to get their crack at the title. Adesanya […]

Max Holloway is fired up for UFC Kansas City for many reasons. Holloway returns to action for the first time since July when he faces red-hot contender Arnold Allen in the main event of UFC Kansas City. Holloway’s last outing was a trilogy fight with featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, but unlike the first two times […]

In a move that will likely disappoint UFC fans everywhere, Alex Pereira will not be fighting Israel Adesanya in a trilogy fight next. Adesanya got one back as he became a two-time middleweight champion following his emphatic knockout win over Pereira in the UFC 287 headliner this past weekend. Given that the score was tied […]

It’s fair to say Alex Pereira wasn’t impressed with Israel Adesanya mocking his son at UFC 287. Pereira lost his middleweight title after suffering an emphatic second-round knockout defeat to Adesanya in their rematch this past weekend. It was a huge moment, particularly for Adesanya, who finally earned redemption having lost three times prior to […]

There was absolute scenes last night in Miami, Florida when Israel Adesanya starched Alex Pereira in the second round. Adesanya is only the third person in 49 professional fights between kickboxing and MMA to knockout Pereira. It all but seemed like Pereira was on the brink of his first title defense when he was teeing […]

Israel Adesanya finally got one back in his rivalry with Alex Pereira. The New Zealander’s emphatic second-round knockout win at UFC 287 made him a two-time middleweight champion and put the score at 1-1 as far as MMA was concerned. Surely, there can be nothing other than a trilogy fight next to all but settle […]

UFC 287 in Miami was another eventful occasion with plenty of headlines. In the main event, Israel Adesanya got redemption as he became a two-time middleweight champion following a second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira. In the co-main event, meanwhile, Gilbert Burns inflicted another defeat on Jorge Masvidal as the latter would eventually bow out […]

Israel Adesanya reclaimed the middleweight title from his longtime rival Alex Pereira with an incredible knockout at UFC 287 in Miami, FL — and Jake Paul was loving it. Paul posted a video of he and a few friends reacting to the spectacular knockout on Saturday night. “So happy for Israel Adesanya,” Paul wrote on […]

Israel Adesanya already has his sights set on his next opponent. Adesanya became a two-time middleweight champion after a vicious second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira in the UFC 287 headliner Saturday night. It put the official score at 3-1 to Pereira while in MMA alone, it’s all tied up at 1-1 with many observers […]

Oh, revenge always feels so, so sweet. After getting TKO’d by Alex Pereira in UFC 281 of November last year, Israel Adesanya was eager to defend his glory. Pereira has always had Adesanya’s number, whether it was in kickboxing or MMA. On Saturday night, Stylebender got his revenge, cleanly knocking out Pereira with a flurry […]

Israel Adesanya had one of the coldest knockout celebrations in history after he left Alex Pereira lifeless on the mat to close out UFC 287. After getting the KO, Izzy made sure to take out his invisible bow and arrow to make sure his opponent was down and out. Three arrows, one for each defeat […]

Israel Adesanya channeled his inner Michael Jordan in a number of ways at UFC 287 on Saturday night. For starters, he came up super clutch in what was potentially his last shot at not only regaining the middleweight title, but also earning redemption after his emphatic knockout of Alex Pereira gave him his first win […]

The headline fight for UFC 287 did not disappoint. On the line for Israel Adesanya was a shot at both regaining the Middleweight belt and exorcising his demons in the form of Alex Pereira. He didn’t disappoint. With his back towards the fence, Izzy caught Pereira with a vicious right hook and then went in […]

Israel Adesanya knocked down Alex Pereira in the second round of their UFC 287 title fight, but he didn’t stop throwing punches even after his epic victory. In a rather brutal message to his doubters and critics, Adesanya made sure to emphasize that he is the UFC Middleweight champion once again and that he just […]

Israel Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira in their UFC 287 showdown, and even better, he made sure to add insult to the injury. Adesanya didn’t waste his time taking down Pereira, needing only two rounds and just a little over nine minutes to end the defending champ to reclaim the UFC Middleweight crown. It initially […]

The time has come and UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 is finally here as the UFC will make it’s first return to Miami, Florida in 20 years. A true city with a fighting spirit, the fans will be treated to a spectacle in the 305 as some of the promotion’s biggest names will square […]

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 is officially set as 26 fighters took to the scales Friday morning to weigh in for their respective bouts. There’s a buzz in the air as UFC makes its return to Miami for the first time since 2003. With the 305 being a hotbed for MMA camps and training, […]

The UFC is heading to Miami, Florida for a stacked PPV event UFC 287. On tap for this PPV event, we have a barn burner for a main event between two of the best middleweight contenders in the UFC with champion Alex Pereira looking to defend his title for the first time against his arch-nemeses […]

At UFC 287, Israel Adesanya and Jorge Masvidal will have their final shots in different ways. Adesanya faces current champion Alex Pereira in a middleweight title rematch in the headliner this Saturday in Miami in what will be the fourth time they collide. The first two times was in kickboxing where Pereira emerged victorious. It […]

UFC star Israel Adesanya will not be facing criminal chargers for his brass knuckles case in New York … if he puts in the work that is. To recall, Adesanya was arrested at JFK Airport just days after his brutal defeat to Alex Pereira in UFC 281. He lost his middleweight belt in the said […]