Paulo Costa is aiming for a rematch with current middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in the near future. Costa faced Adesanya at UFC 253 for the 185-pound title. ‘Borrachinha’ was coming off a five-fight win streak in the UFC at the time and was yet to be defeated in the sport. The Brazilian suffered his first…
Israel Adesanya recently hit back at critics who criticized him for inaction after his first title defense against Yoel Romero. The UFC middleweight champion slammed Twitteratis and MMA media for blaming him for inactivity, although Romero didn’t engage with him. ‘The Last Stylebender’ believes people’s ‘goldfish’ memory made them forgetful of the numerous classics he…
Israel Adesanya isn’t dismissive of Khamzat Chimaev’s abilities as a fighter but claims he hasn’t seen anything special from ‘Borz’ at 185lbs to regard him as a potential threat to his title. ‘The Last Stylebender’ said he watched Chimaev’s welterweight clash against Li Jingliang at UFC 267 and was impressed by the Chechnya-born Swede’s performance….
UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski has picked Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre and Israel Adesanya as his three greatest fighters in UFC history. This Saturday night at UFC 273, Alex Volkanovski returns to action as he puts his 145-pound title on the line against Chan Sung Jung – aka The Korean Zombie. If he wins, some…
Israel Adesanya has made bold predictions ahead of the UFC 273 clash between Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns. As per the UFC middleweight champion, Burns will score an upset victory over Chimaev on Saturday night. Adesanya also believes the Brazilian has substantially improved since moving up to welterweight. ‘Stylebender’ recently said on his YouTube channel:…
Israel Adesanya sets up hilarious poll after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at The Oscars. In case you missed it, Smith slapped Rock at the Academy Awards after the latter made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Adesanya was apparently curious if Smith would have done the same if WWE Superstar Dwayne…
Israel Adesanya shared his take on Alexander Volkov vs. Tom Aspinall this weekend. The heavyweight duo is set to collide at the main event of UFC London this weekend. Adesanya praised ‘Drago’ for being aware of his range and knowing how to use that factor to his advantage. However, the middleweight kingpin revealed that he…
Colby Covington has been talking up the idea of an immediate title shot against middleweight champ Isreal Adesanya, but according to Adesanya’s teammate Dan Hooker, it just doesn’t make sense. Covington is coming off a big win over Jorge Masvidal in the welterweight division, but two recent losses to 170 the pound champ Kamaru Usman…
Israel Adesanya, UFC’s middleweight champion, has gone after former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, yet again. However, this time, it comes with an actual callout. Adesanya, who has been chilling after narrowly beating his rival Robert Whittaker in their rematch for the middleweight strap, has been garnering a lot of limelight. Not something he is…
Israel Adesanya was closely watching when Colby Covington faced Jorge Masvidal in the main event at UFC 272. Adesanya was seemingly rooting for Masvidal even though he enjoyed the fight. The UFC middleweight champion looked frustrated as Masvidal failed to defend repeated takedowns from ‘Chaos’. He also found it essential that ‘Gamebred’ take the center…
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