Israel Adesanya News
WATCH | Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have intense faceoff, champ says his belt "ain't f*****g going nowhere"
Cole Shelton - November 9, 2022
Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira had an intense first faceoff ahead of their UFC 281 middleweight title fight. Adesanya and Pereira are set to headline UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in a very intriguing matchup. The two have a history with one another as they fought twice in kickboxing with Pereira winning the final fight by KO, which was also Adesanya’s last kickboxing match.
Alex Pereira says Israel Adesanya would deserve an immediate rematch after UFC 281, but claims "he isn't going to want it"
Cole Shelton - November 9, 2022
Alex Pereira doesn’t think Israel Adesanya would fight him again if he gets his hand raised at UFC 281. Pereira is set to challenge Adesanya for the middleweight title on Saturday in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden. It’s a fascinating matchup given the fact that the two fought twice in kickboxing with Pereira winning both including the last time by KO.
Israel Adesanya recreates 'game over' scene from SAW horror movie (Video)
Lewis Simpson - November 9, 2022
Israel Adesanya sends a strong message to his challenger Alex Pereira ahead of their heated bout at UFC 281. Adesanya is hopeful of seeking redemption this Saturday in Maddison Square Garden, New York, over his old kickboxing nemesis Pereira. The upcoming middleweight title fight’s hype is solely built on the history between the two highly skilled strikers.
Israel Adesanya admits Alex Pereira has “bragging rights” but claims “I know something he doesn’t” ahead of UFC 281
Susan Cox - November 9, 2022
Israel Adesanya is admitting that Alex Pereira has ‘bragging rights’, but claims he ‘knows something’ Alex doesn’t ahead of UFC 281. UFC 281 takes place this coming Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
UFC 281 | Pro fighters make their picks for Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira title fight
Cole Shelton - November 9, 2022
In the main event of UFC 281, the middleweight title is up for grabs as Israel Adesanya takes on Alex Pereira. Heading into the fight, Adesanya is a -210 favorite while the challenger is a +162 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro-fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros slightly lean towards Pereira winning once again by KO as they think Adesanya will fight too emotionally and get caught.
Photos | Paulo Costa trolls former opponent Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 281: “Gyno is back!”
Harry Kettle - November 9, 2022
Paulo Costa has accused Israel Adesanya of having gyno again heading into his UFC 281 main event this weekend. On Saturday night, Israel Adesanya will collide with Alex Pereira at Madison Square Garden. He’ll do so as the UFC middleweight champion, a title he’s held for over three years now.
Israel Adesanya believes he's the reason Alex Pereira got signed to the UFC and fighting for the belt: "I cleared the way for him to get to the top"
Cole Shelton - November 8, 2022
Israel Adesanya thinks he is the reason why Alex Pereira even got signed to the UFC and is fighting for the title so soon in his career. Adesanya and Pereira fought twice in kickboxing with the Brazilian winning twice including one by KO. The KO defeat was the last time Adesanya fought in kickboxing as he transitioned to MMA and had a ton of success. Just 14 months after signing with the promotion he won the interim belt and has been the undisputed champion since October 2019.
Sean O’Malley shares his prediction for UFC 281 main event between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira: “He’s a f**king scary human being”
Lewis Simpson - November 8, 2022
Sean O’Malley shared his prediction for the highly anticipated UFC 281 main event. Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira will go toe-to-toe for the third time in their careers. However, it will be the first time the pair will square off inside the Octagon with 4oz gloves.
Israel Adesanya admits he was really upset with his UFC 276 performance against Jared Cannonier: “I cried backstage”
Harry Kettle - November 8, 2022
Israel Adesanya has spoken about how upset he was following his win over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 this summer. In the main event of UFC 276, Israel Adesanya defeated Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision. However, while he successfully defended his middleweight crown once again, ‘Stylebender’ wasn’t pleased with his performance.
Alex Pereira claims Israel Adesanya is being “forced” to face him at UFC 281: “He doesn’t want this fight”
Cole Shelton - November 7, 2022
Alex Pereira believes Israel Adesanya didn’t want to fight him. Pereira and Adesanya have fought twice in kickboxing with the Brazilian winning both including one by KO. With that, the two have a history and a bit of a rivalry, and ever since Pereira signed with UFC many fans have wanted to see the pair fight again. The two will finally meet this Saturday night at UFC 281 for the middleweight belt but Pereira claims Adesanya was forced to take this scrap.
Israel Adesanya compares his current situation to that of former UFC champion Jon Jones: “It’s because you’re great”
Josh Evanoff - November 7, 2022
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya admits he has one thing in common with Jon Jones. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is set to return this Saturday at UFC 281 against Alex Pereira. The two have clashed twice previously in kickboxing, with the Brazilian winning both times. However, both men have stated that this outing will be much different.
Israel Adesanya explains why his UFC 281 fight against Alex Pereira is "personal"
Cole Shelton - November 7, 2022
Israel Adesanya says his UFC 281 fight against Alex Pereira is personal for him. Of course, Adesanya and Pereira have fought twice before – both times in kickboxing – with the Brazilian winning one by decision and one by KO. With that, ever since Pereira signed with the UFC many fans have been clamoring for this matchup which will headline UFC 281 on Saturday from Madison Square Garden.
Israel Adesanya believes Alex Pereira will "start to fold" early into their UFC 281 fight, plans to "rewrite" history: "He’s not gonna last"
Cole Shelton - November 2, 2022
Israel Adesanya doesn’t think Alex Pereira will be able to last with him at UFC 281. Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight title in the main event of UFC 281 as he takes on Pereira. It’s a highly-anticipated fight as the two fought twice previously in kickboxing with Pereira winning one by decision and one by KO. However, in MMA, Adesanya believes it’s much different fight and he plans to rewrite history next Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Israel Adesanya believes beating Alex Pereira is more important than retaining title at UFC 281: "It's not gonna be like last time"
Josh Evanoff - November 2, 2022
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is solely focused on defeating Alex Pereira, nothing else. ‘The Last Stylebender’ has been out of action since his rematch with Jared Cannonier in July. The contest was an easy victory for Adesanya, as he won by unanimous decision. The win was also Adesanya’s fifth-straight middleweight title defense.
UFC announces main card lineup for UFC 281: ‘Adesanya vs. Pereira’
Harry Kettle - November 2, 2022
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced the full main card for UFC 281, headlined by Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira. Next weekend, the UFC returns to Madison Square Garden for a blockbuster PPV event.
Israel Adesanya wants to see Jake Paul “shake up the world” by defeating MMA legend Anderson Silva
Susan Cox - October 28, 2022
Israel Adesanya wants to see Jake Paul ‘shake up the world’ by defeating MMA legend Anderson Silva. It will be Anderson Silva vs Jake Paul this coming Saturday night, October 29th at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
Henry Cejudo explains how his perspective has changed after analyzing previous kickboxing fights between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira: “Israel was right”
Harry Kettle - October 6, 2022
Henry Cejudo has explained how watching Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira in kickboxing has changed his perspective on their UFC 281 fight. Long before their mixed martial arts days, Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira met on two separate occasions in the wonderful world of kickboxing. In both fights, Adesanya was extremely competitive – only to fall to two defeats at the hands of ‘Poatan’.
Yoel Romero claps back at "pampered" Israel Adesanya for his recent comments: “How many fights does Izzy have that are boring? You see?”
Cole Shelton - September 21, 2022
Yoel Romero has fired back at Israel Adesanya. Adesanya recently looked back on a low point in his career, which was the Romero fight, and put much of the blame on the now Bellator fighter. That fight served as the main event of UFC 248 and resulted in what many fans and analysts refer to as a snooze fest.