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Israel Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 next month. Both men have been calling for the fight and the promotion was very quick to make the fight happen between the pair. Jared Cannonier recently spoke to Submission Radio about the fight and compared Israel Adesanya to Dr. Strange. The […]

Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker recently had their rematch earlier this year but talk of a trilogy has already started. The UFC middleweight champion has shown zero interest in a potential third fight and it doesn’t seem like he plans on changing his mind any time soon. There was a lot of disrespect between the […]

Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira are forever going to be linked until the two face off in the UFC. The Brazilian currently holds two wins over the middleweight champion including a brutal knockout. Speaking at a recent press conference for UFC 276, Israel Adesanya was asked about facing his former kickboxing rival. The middleweight champion […]

The middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier is getting closer as UFC 276 is almost upon us. Recently, the champion sent a brutal warning to the challenger ahead of the fight. Israel Adesanya compared the upcoming fight with Jared Cannonier to the infamous bout between Forrest Griffin and Anderson Silva back in […]

Current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has a very public rivalry with Alex Pereira stemming from their days in kickboxing. A fight between the two could happen in MMA with the Brazilian getting close to a title shot. Alex Pereira is currently set to fight Sean Strickland with the winner potentially getting a title shot. […]

Robert Whittaker has two losses to the current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and a trilogy doesn’t seem likely. Recently, the Australian spoke out about the prospect of booking a third fight with the champion. Robert Whittaker believes a trilogy is possible and a lot of it has to due with his fellow Australian fighter […]

Israel Adesanya has been the UFC middleweight champion since 2019 and he’s been lugging around the championship belt ever since. As it turns out, the middleweight champion is actually not that fond of the belt itself. The UFC middleweight champion recently spoke with Combat TV and spoke about the championship belt. Israel Adesanya doesn’t even […]

Darren Till has been planning his big UFC come back and he has lofty goals for his return. He’s looking for a fight with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya once he’s won enough fights in the division. Israel Adesanya has expressed interest in fighting Darren Till in the past and even his coach wants to see […]

Although it’s not official, all signs point to Jared Cannonier fighting Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title. The middleweight challenger called out the champion back when he knocked out Derek Brunson. UFC president Dana White seemed on board with the booking and Israel Adesanya wants it too. Jared Cannonier recently spoke out on the […]

Alex Volkanovski had another successful title defense at UFC 273 where he took on The Korean Zombie. His teammate Israel Adesanya made sure to record his reaction to the successful title defense. Israel Adesanya predicted that Alex Volkanovski would dominate The Korean Zombie and remain the champion after UFC 273. That prediction ended up being […]

There has been a lot of talk recently about Khamzat Chimaev potentially moving up and facing Israel Adesanya. The UFC middleweight champion has addressed the fight before and has always shut it down. Israel Adesanya was recently with Mike Tyson and the fight was brought up again. The UFC champion had quite an interesting analogy […]

The UFC surprised many people when they booked Sean Strickland vs Alex Pereira. The Brazilian is famous for knocking out Israel Adesanya in kickboxing and he’s hoping to get his rematch in MMA. The Brazilian kickboxer has been using the Israel Adesanya knockout to help get people excited about his career in the UFC. Sean […]

Khamzat Chimaev is a very confident UFC fighter and has no limits on his self-belief. He recently spoke out on fighting Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman as he expects to become a champion in multiple divisions. The championship fights are coming soon for Khamzat Chimaev if he can get past Gilbert Burns at UFC 273. […]

Israel Adesanya knows a thing or two about being a big star early on in your UFC career. Paddy Pimblett appears to be on a similar path as he’s set to fight at UFC London for his second fight in the promotion. Israel Adesanya isn’t so sure about the trash-talk from Paddy Pimblett though. The […]

Israel Adesanya has been firing shots at Jon Jones recently after stopping by the TMZ headquarters. The UFC middleweight champion was on a collision course with the UFC legend but it seems like they will never fight. Jon Jones claims to have moved up to heavyweight and has not fought since February 2020. Israel Adesanya […]

Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya are always going to be rivals and things have only gotten worse between them since they’re with the UFC. There has been a lot of talk about a rematch but they are in very different positions at middleweight. Alex Pereira was hoping to challenge Israel Adesanya in the UFC after […]

Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones are always going to be rivals it seems. The UFC middleweight champion has kept the rivalry alive by firing more shots recently as footage from Jones’ arrest was released recently. Israel Adesanya recently spoke to TMZ and used it as an opening to get after the former UFC champion. He […]

Gegard Mousasi has now reached the point in his MMA career where he’s going to be compared to the champion in the UFC. There has been plenty of talk about how a fight with Israel Adesanya would go if the two ever fought. The Bellator MMA middleweight champion likes his chances against both Israel Adesanya […]

Israel Adesanya has been asked by many people if he would be interested in fighting UFC welterweight, Khamzat Chimaev. The current middleweight champion has been doing his best to shut down that possibility. It seems there is some interest in the matchup from the UFC middleweight champion. Israel Adesanya admits he is paying attention to […]

Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman have been linked for a super-fight against each other by Ali Abdelaziz. Abdelaziz is currently Usman’s manager and he made some recent comments about the two UFC champions fighting each other. The UFC middleweight champion was recently on The MMA Hour he did not hold back on Kamaru Usman’s manager. It’s […]

Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker by unanimous decision at UFC 271 last week. The fight was very close and some have said that they thought the Australian won the fight. The only rounds that were clear in the fight at UFC 271 were rounds 1 and 5. Israel Adesanya won the first round and Robert […]

Israel Adesanya has recently been linked to Khamzat Chimaev by Henry Cejudo. The former UFC bantamweight champion was discussing who he thinks could currently beat the middleweight champion. It was an odd choice but one that Henry Cejudo picked because of his wrestling. Israel Adesanya’s fight at UFC 271 against Robert Whittaker left many different […]

Many came away from UFC 271 believing that there is no middleweight that currently beats Israel Adesanya. Henry Cejudo agrees but believes that Khamzat Chimaev, a welterweight, is the man to beat him. Khamzat Chimaev is a prospect that many people are excited about in the UFC. Henry Cejudo is very confident that he’s the […]

Jared Cannonier is expected to be the next man to fight for the middleweight title against Israel Adesanya. His huge win at UFC 271 has seemingly cemented his title shot. The UFC middleweight contender has made it clear that he deserves to be the next in line for Israel Adesanya. Jared Cannonier spoke about it […]

Israel Adesanya has been criticized for his performance at UFC 271 as it seemed like the champion didn’t put himself in danger and played it safe. Michael Chandler was one of the people criticizing the champion. Michael Chandler didn’t seem satisfied with the champion’s offense at UFC 271. The lightweight wanted to see Israel Adesanya […]

Joe Rogan may not have been present at UFC 271 but that didn’t stop him from having an impact. Rogan texted Jon Anik and claimed that Israel Adesanya may have had a broken hand during the fight. Eugene Bareman recently spoke out about the situation. Israel Adesanya said in the fight that he didn’t break […]

The main event of UFC 271 features an excellent middleweight title bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. The fight is a rematch with the two previously fight at UFC 243 in October 2019. The first fight was an excellent performance for Adesanya with the now champion essentially knocking out Whittaker in round […]

Robert Whittaker heads into his rematch with Israel Adesanya in a very different place mentally. The Australian is different heading into UFC 271. The Australian middleweight had to deal with some things after losing to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243. Robert Whittaker made sure to deal with things once the fight was over. “There were […]

Israel Adesanya has been linked with Kamaru Usman for many reasons. Both men are UFC champions, originally from Nigeria, and they have been asked about fighting each other in the future. Kamaru Usman’s manager recently did an interview with TMZ where he said he wanted the two to fight and that they weren’t that close. […]

Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker have been saying very different things ahead of their middleweight title bout at UFC 271. The Australian has been very focused on being in a good place mentally whilst the New Zealander has been firing shots at him. Things are complicated between the two as there is respect but they […]

Israel Adesanya is set to meet Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 271, where he will be defending his middleweight title. Chris Weidman recently gave his take on the upcoming title fight. Many are expecting Robert Whittaker to look better than last time and use his wrestling. For those reasons, Chris Weidman is […]

The one blemish on Israel Adesanya’s MMA record is from his loss to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. The Polish light heavyweight used his wrestling to earn the unanimous decision win over the previously undefeated champion. Many, including Robert Whittaker, saw the fight as the blueprint to beating the UFC champion. Israel Adesanya laughed that […]

Robert Whittaker looks to be in a different place mentally heading into his rematch with Israel Adesanya at UFC 271. He changed his approach from the first fight and has been strictly focusing on training. The former UFC middleweight champion had to take some extra fights before getting the rematch with Israel Adesanya. Many have […]

Israel Adesanya is set to meet Robert Whittaker in a rematch at UFC 271. The main event is very exciting and many are expecting an even better fight than the first one from October 2019. Robert Whittaker expects to come into the fight with a very different game plan. The former UFC champion wants to […]

Eugene Bareman has been speaking out recently about the upcoming fight between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on Saturday. The fight does have a little bit of animosity and many expect there to be quite a bit of trash-talking. Israel Adesanya’s coach actually had some positive things to say about Robert Whittaker. […]

Jack Hermansson has made it clear throughout his UFC career that he is very confident in his grappling abilities. The Swedish fighter especially likes his grappling compared to Israel Adesanya. Israel Adesanya comes from a kickboxing background and many fighters see grappling as the way to beat him. Jack Hermansson thinks he’s the UFC middleweight […]

Daniel Cormier recently spoke out on UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya being called the middleweight GOAT. ‘DC’ was quick to remind everyone that Anderson Silva still exists and he holds that title. Daniel Cormier did fight Silva back at UFC 200. He knows both fighters very well and was the perfect person to talk about […]

Israel Adesanya always seems to have some kind of storyline heading into his UFC fights. There’s usually an opponent that talks trash and he makes sure to fire back with his quick wit. Recently he was asked about being friends with Robert Whittaker. It seems obvious that the two aren’t going to be friends. There […]

Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker are definitely not friends heading into their showdown at UFC 271 this month. The two have been going back and forth and both seem to know how to beat the other. Israel Adesanya recently dropped a truth bomb on Robert Whittaker when talking about his prediction for UFC 271. The […]