Israel Adesanya News
Conor McGregor believes Israel Adesanya would still be a UFC champion if his fight with Alex Pereira was a “no time limit” contest
Harry Kettle - December 23, 2022
Conor McGregor believes Israel Adesanya would still be a UFC world champion if there was no time limit on his fight against Alex Pereira. Back at UFC 281 last month, Alex Pereira shocked the world by knocking out Israel Adesanya. In doing so, he became the new UFC middleweight champion.
Laura Sanko disagrees with Nick Diaz's recent callout of Israel Adesanya: "I wouldn't want to see him fight Izzy"
Josh Evanoff - December 19, 2022
UFC analyst Laura Sanko hopes that Nick Diaz’s callout of Israel Adesanya doesn’t come to fruition. The Stockton native has been out of action since his rematch with Robbie Lawler in September 2021. The bout ended a six-year hiatus for the former Strikeforce champion, as he hadn’t competed since his no-contest with Anderson Silva in January 2015.
Israel Adesanya's coach Eugene Bareman confident ahead of rematch with Alex Pereira: "We were winning that fight relatively comfortably"
Josh Evanoff - December 15, 2022
Israel Adesanya’s coach Eugene Bareman is quietly confident ahead of a rematch with Alex Pereira. The two middleweight contenders met last month at UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden. While it was their first meeting in the cage, the two had met previously twice as kickboxers. The Brazilian defeated Adesanya twice, even scoring a knockout win.
Israel Adesanya shares advice for Darren Till following latest loss at UFC 282
Harry Kettle - December 15, 2022
Israel Adesanya has released a video of him reacting to Darren Till’s latest defeat inside the Octagon at UFC 282. For the longest time it felt as if Darren Till was the next big thing in UK MMA. Unfortunately for the Liverpudlian, things haven’t quite turned out that way.
Queen's District Attorney's Office dismisses brass knuckles charge against former UFC champion Israel Adesanya
Josh Evanoff - December 6, 2022
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya got a victory in the courtroom today. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is fresh off his return at UFC 281 in Madison Square Garden last month. Standing opposite the-then champion was a familiar foe, Alex Pereira. ‘Poatan’ previously defeated Adesanya twice in kickboxing, and was 3-0 in the octagon to earn the title bid.
Israel Adesanya explains why he strongly favors Alex Volkanovski to beat Islam Makhachev at UFC 284: “I could bet my whole house on him”
Harry Kettle - November 29, 2022
Israel Adesanya has explained why he’s confident Alex Volkanovski can defeat Islam Makhachev at UFC 284. In less than three months, Alex Volkanovski will attempt to become a two-weight UFC champion. When doing so, he will challenge Islam Makhachev.
Paulo Costa claims “nice guy” Israel Adesanya helped a mother with her baby at UFC 253: “He pulled up his shirt ans breastfed the baby there and then”
Harry Kettle - November 28, 2022
Paulo Costa has once again gone after rival Israel Adesanya with another troll job on, you guessed it, social media. When it comes to fighters who have a good time on Twitter, Paulo Costa is located towards the top of that list.
UFC middleweight Chris Curtis shares advice for Israel Adesanya on how to beat Alex Pereira in rematch: “At that point you just have to poison him”
Lewis Simpson - November 23, 2022
UFC middleweight Chris Curtis shared some advice for Israel Adesanya on how to beat Alex Pereira in their rematch. Pereira continues to haunt Adesanya’s career after the Brazilian took out the long-time champ by TKO at UFC 281. The victory moved Pereira to 3-0 over Adesanya, 1-0 in MMA. The previous two wins came in Kickboxing in 2016 and 2017. In the first meeting, Pereira scored a unanimous decision, but in the second, he separated Adesanya from consciousness.
Dan Hooker explains why he was good with the referee stoppage in teammate Israel Adesanya’s title loss at UFC 281: “I’d rather it too early than too late”
Harry Kettle - November 18, 2022
Dan Hooker has explained why he was okay with the stoppage in Israel Adesanya’s main event loss at UFC 281. Last weekend, Israel Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight title to Alex Pereira. The former champ was up 3-1 on the scorecards but in the fifth round, Pereira came on strong.
Israel Adesanya says he'll fight Alex Pereira next, even if the Brazilian loses the belt in the meantime: "I know I can beat him"
Cole Shelton - November 17, 2022
Israel Adesanya wants to fight Alex Pereira, even if the Brazilian isn’t the middleweight champion. Adesanya suffered a fifth-round TKO loss to Pereira at UFC 281 to lose his middleweight title. The setback marked his third loss to the Brazilian, as he lost twice to ‘Poatan’ in kickboxing. Since the loss, Adesanya has said he will take care of some health issues.
Joe Rogan praises Israel Adesanya's response to loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 281: "The way he responded to that loss is better than anybody ever"
Josh Evanoff - November 17, 2022
Joe Rogan has praised Israel Adesanya‘s response following his loss at UFC 281. Last Saturday night, ‘The Last Stylebender’ returned to the octagon for yet another title defense. Standing opposite Adesanya was former kickboxing champion, Alex Pereira. In kickboxing, the two men already faced off twice, with the Brazilian winning both times.
Sean O’Malley explains why he “liked” referee stoppage in Alex Pereira's TKO win over Israel Adesanya: “Dude, that was trending in a bad way”
Harry Kettle - November 17, 2022
Sean O’Malley has explained why he was a fan of the referee’s stoppage during the closing moments of Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya. In the main event of UFC 281, Alex Pereira shook up the middleweight division.
Israel Adesanya under arrest for being in possession of brass knuckles at JFK Airport
Lewis Simpson - November 16, 2022
Israel Adesanya was arrested on Wednesday afternoon after being caught in possession of brass knuckles at JFK airport in New York City. The arrest was made at around 1:57 pm by Port Authority Police Department after the former champion was pulled up while going through security according to TMZ.
Firas Zahabi believes Alex Pereira “could have very possibly ended Adesanya’s career” had the referee not intervened at UFC 281
Susan Cox - November 16, 2022
Firas Zahabi believes Alex Pereira ‘could have very possibly ended Adesanya’s career’ had the referee not intervened at UFC 281. The Tristar Gym head coach believes the stoppage by referee Marc Goddard was a very good call.
Michael Bisping doesn’t believe Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya stoppage was early
Harry Kettle - November 16, 2022
Michael Bisping wouldn’t be surprised if Israel Adesanya is frustrated by his UFC 281 stoppage loss, but doesn’t think it was early. Last Saturday night at UFC 281, Israel Adesanya was beaten by Alex Pereira in the main event. ‘Stylebender’ was up 3-1 on the scorecards but in the final round, ‘Poatan’ secured a TKO finish to capture the UFC middleweight championship.
Robert Whittaker shares his thoughts on newly crowned UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira: “Did you see the size of the fella?”
Harry Kettle - November 16, 2022
Robert Whittaker has commented on the sheer size of Alex Pereira after his win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 281. While he may have Paulo Costa on the horizon at UFC 284, you can bet Robert Whittaker is thinking about the UFC middleweight championship.
Sean Strickland believes Israel Adesanya doesn't deserve next title shot against Alex Pereira: "It's not right"
Josh Evanoff - November 15, 2022
UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland believes Israel Adesanya doesn’t deserve a rematch with Alex Pereira. ‘The Last Stylebender’ returned to action last Saturday in the main event of UFC 281. Standing opposite the then-champion was ‘Poatan’. While he’s only been in the MMA promotion for a year, he has a lengthy history with Adesanya.
Kamaru Usman reacts to Israel Adesanya’s title loss against Alex Pereira at UFC 281: “There’s always turbulence before the breakthrough”
Susan Cox - November 15, 2022
Kamaru Usman has reacted to Israel Adesanya’s title loss against Alex Pereira at UFC 281. UFC 281 which took place last Saturday, November 12th, saw Israel Adesanya (23-2 MMA) vs Alex Pereira (7-1 MMA) in the main event middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden in New York City.