Israel Adesanya Articles - Page 5

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 […]

Joe Rogan recently spoke out about Paulo Costa and the way he dealt with his loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 253. The Brazilian was certainly not gracious in defeat and things have only gotten worse. Joe Rogan recently spoke out about it on his podcast with UFC 269 winner, Julianna Pena. He did not […]

Sean Strickland has been going after Israel Adesanya for a long time. He recently continued to hurl steroid accusations at him while talking about his UFC 271 title fight against Robert Whittaker. Sean Strickland considers Israel Adesanya a good fighter with a background in ‘steroids.’ He wasn’t holding back when asked to make his pick […]

There appears to be one person in MMA that really wants to see Kamaru Usman fight Israel Adesanya in a super-fight. Ali Abdelaziz, Usman’s manager has been pushing hard for the two to fight while they are UFC champions. Kamaru Usman is currently expected to defend his UFC welterweight title against Leon Edwards. After that, […]

Robert Whittaker is set to take on Israel Adesanya in a highly anticipated rematch at UFC 271 in February. The bout is expected to be very exciting and many want to see if the results are the same as last time. Israel Adesanya had a dominant showing in the first fight back in October 2019. […]

Michael Bisping has been asked to put his analyst hat on and take a look at the upcoming UFC 271 main event between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. There has been a lot of talk on how the Australian can beat the New Zealander. Robert Whittaker pointed to the Jan Blachowicz fight as a good […]

Israel Adesanya has the reputation of strictly being a kickboxer due to his background in the sport. The UFC middleweight champion has an excellent standup game and prefers to keep things off the ground. Michael Bisping recently gave his take on the champion’s wrestling game. Jan Balchowicz beat Israel Adesanya using his wrestling at UFC […]

Israel Adesanya did not appreciate Robert Whittaker’s comments about how he would use his only loss in MMA to help beat him. The UFC champion took some time but he responded back in typical fashion. Israel Adesanya may have one the first fight almost three years ago but that doesn’t mean he plans to use […]

Marvin Vettori and Israel Adesanya are never going to be friends, that much has been made very clear. The UFC middleweights have been firing shots at each other and Vettori has shown no signs of slowing down. Marvin Vettori has been criticizing Israel Adesanya and the way he fights. The UFC middleweight champion doesn’t like […]

Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya had some beef heading into their first fight back at UFC 263. Looking back, that may have been what led to Whittaker losing. That’s what the former UFC champion said recently in an interview. Robert Whittaker admits Israel Adesanya got in his head. “I got in my own head so […]

Alex Pereira has been firing shots at Israel Adesanya ever since he got into the UFC. They were rivals in kickboxing where they fought two times with the Brazilian winning both fights. Alex Pereira has recently upped the trash talking as he recalled a time where he made the UFC champion cry. It was after […]

Robert Whittaker heads into his rematch with Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 ready to do things differently than the first time. The last fight resulted in a second-round TKO loss for the Australian. Israel Adesanya has only lost one fight since then, a UFC light heavyweight title fight against Jan Blachowicz. The loss came after […]

Israel Adesanya heads into his rematch with Robert Whittaker dead set on beating him a second time. The UFC middleweight champion appears to be even more motivated for the second fight. He heard the former UFC champion admit that he got in his head. Israel Adesanya plans to use that as motivation heading into the […]

Sean Strickland is one of the UFC’s most savage fighters. Not just for his fighting abilities but the way he acts outside of the cage too. Now he’s fired shots at the middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. He has some serious accusations in terms of potential steroid use. The UFC champion had gyno in one of […]

Israel Adesanya is quickly rising up to be one of the better analysts in the game. Ahead of UFC 269, he broke down the fight between Charles Oliveira and Dustin Poirier. He mentioned the champion’s past issues regarding his mental strength. Thought that appears to be a thing of the past heading into UFC 269. […]

Colby Covington is not exactly a fan of anyone on the UFC roster. It appears as though he has a special relationship with Nigerians, more specifically Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya. Colby Covington recently fought Kamaru Usman at UFC 268. The fight didn’t go his way and now he finds himself figuring out what’s next. […]

Israel Adesanya’s head coach, Eugene Bareman, has not been impressed with former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and his crew. He preferred the way they used to do things before. Eugene Bareman spoke with Submission Radio about his problems with Khabib Nurmagomedov and his boys. He doesn’t like that he ‘talks shit’ about so many […]

Glover Teixeira has high hopes for his training partner Alex Pereira now that he’s in the UFC. That also includes rematching the current champion Israel Adesanya. It won’t be easy for Alex Pereira to get to the level of Israel Adesanya. Not when he just made his debut at UFC 268. Glover Teixeira believes it […]

Former UFC champion Michael Bisping tips Kamaru Usman to take on middleweight contender Robert Whittaker should he insists of not fighting his compatriot Israel Adesanya. The idea of reigning UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman moving up to the middleweight division for a title fight has long been lurking. However, one thing that may have been […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has been talking about leaving New Zealand for a long time now. He currently has big plans to move to a new country. The Nigerian-New Zealand UFC fighter has been extremely unhappy with New Zealand after the way it handled COVID restrictions and specifically treated its MMA fighters. His gym […]

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has been a dominant force in his division. The champion has been beating every top contender and appears as though he’ll never be beaten. Former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo wants to see Kamaru Usman move up to middleweight. Even if Israel Adesanya is close friends with Usman. “I’m sure […]

Israel Adesanya and Alex Periera are seemingly always going to be linked with one another. Even making his UFC debut, all Peirera heard was people asking him about Adesanya. It’s a natural topic considering Alex Pereira holds two wins over the current UFC middleweight champion with the last one coming by knockout. Israel Adesanya was […]

Alex Pereria is finally set to make his debut at UFC 268. The former kickboxing champion has been hyped ever since he made the switch over to MMA. The hype comes from the Brazilian holding two wins in kickboxing over current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The second was a devastating knockout that still stands […]

Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya have many things in common, including their roots in Nigeria. The two are also known as good friends. Many people assume that means they will never fight or compete against each other. The talks of them fighting stem from the trend of champions changing divisions in order to add a […]

Jan Blachowicz has weighed in on the upcoming middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker in February. The former light heavyweight champion faced Adesanya back in March. Robert Whittaker was the champion when they first fought back in October 2019. The bout was in Australia and was a huge event. Things wouldn’t go […]

Islam Makhachev is coming off of a submission victory over Israel Adesanya’s training partner, Dan Hooker, at UFC 267. The win was a dominant one as the Russian was able to get the submission. Dan Hooker stepped up to face Islam Makhachev on short notice after Rafael dos Anjos was injured in the lead-up to […]

Marvin Vettori is hot off of a win over Paulo Costa but it appears he still has eyes for Israel Adesanya. The two have been going back and forth for years. Even after fighting two times, Marvin Vettori still has it out for Israel Adesanya. The Italian spoke with TMZ and gave the champion a […]

Israel Adesanya has been very busy on his YouTube channel and has been acting to everything that goes on in the MMA World. It was only natural he would continue to do so when his former opponents Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa met in the main event of UFC Vegas 41. Marvin Vettori won the […]

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is likely to be slated for another rematch for his next title defense fight. After a failed run in the UFC light heavyweight division, Israel Adesansya quickly bounced back to his winning ways and beat Marvin Vettori in their second meeting. With his next title fight already being worked on, […]

Israel Adesanya recently went off on New Zealand and its government due to their strict quarantine and lockdown laws that make training and competing in MMA extremely difficult. The Nigerian-New Zeland fighter was especially upset at how difficult his teammate, Dan Hooker’s training was leading up to UFC 266. He made the announcement on his […]

Israel Adesanya has a very successful YouTube channel that he uses to make different content including breakdowns and general updates. He sat down in a recent video to a ‘rant’ and also to talk about his teammates’ respective fights at UFC 266. He starts off by admitting he didn’t really want to do a breakdown […]

UFC President Dana White finally peeled back the curtain on the next middleweight title fight match-up between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker. It has long been agreed that this was the next fight for the title at 185. Dana White did an interview with The Daily Telegraph where he discussed a variety of topics surrounding […]

Luke Rockhold has recently been very vocal when it comes to the way the UFC runs its business. Things like fighter pay and have been an issue for some time and Rockhold has not been afraid to speak on it. He recently spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour and discussed Francis Ngannou’s situation. […]

Israel Adesanya was never going to ignore Derek Brunson’s callout. The UFC middleweight champion loves going back-and-forth with the men in his division and this was no different. Brunson submitted Darren Till in the third round of their main event fight on Saturday. Following the stoppage, Brunson went right up to the camera and called […]

Alex Pereira is a name that’s familiar to kickboxing fans and Israel Adesanya supporters. The Brazilian used to compete for kickboxing promotion Glory and received a lot of notoriety for being the first and only man to knock out Adesanya. Pereira has an MMA record of 3-1 with his last fight coming in 2020 at […]

UFC 263 is set for Saturday, June 12. It’s one of the biggest fight cards of the year, as the main card is stacked with some of the top talent within the organization. The main event of the evening is a Middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori. It’s time to continue our […]

Martin Vettori is already side-eyeing UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The Italian fighter is set to face Kevin Holland in the UFC Vegas 23 main event and vows to “smoke” the 28-year old in their clash this Saturday. Vettori confidently detailed his pathway to Adesanya in an exclusive interview with TMZ Sports. Vettori added that […]

UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya released a public apology following his distasteful remarks towards fellow MW fighter Kevin Holland in a heated social media exchange. After Holland accused The Stylebender of allegedly being on steroids, the 31-year-old Nigerian-born New Zealand fighter responded in an Instagram story and threatened to rape him. After getting some public […]