Israel Adesanya News

Chris Taylor - October 2, 2020

Despite going just 2-5 over his past seven fights former UFC middleweight title holder Chris Weidman is doing his best to score a title fight with reigning division champ Israel Adesanya. Ever since ‘Stylebender’ handed Paulo Costa the first loss of his career at UFC 253, Weidman has been doing his best to draw the attention of the middleweight champ.

Chris Taylor - October 2, 2020

Reigning and undefeated middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has responded to the recent callouts from former division title holder Chris Weidman. Ever since ‘Stylebender’ defeated the previously unbeaten Paulo Costa at last weekend’s UFC 253 event, ‘The All American’ has been doing his best to justify a title shot.

Cole Shelton - October 2, 2020

UFC president Dana White appears to like the idea of Jon Jones fighting Israel Adesanya. Over the past couple of days, Jones and Adesanya have trashed each other on social media. It caught the attention of the MMA world with many calling for the fight to happen next. So, for White, he says that fight is the fight to make.

Harry Kettle - October 2, 2020

UFC middleweight Yoel Romero appears to be setting his sights on another clash with 185-pound king Israel Adesanya. The 43-year-old veteran has lost four of his last five fights in the UFC, with his latest defeat being a unanimous decision loss at the hands of Adesanya when the two fought over the Middleweight Championship at UFC 248.

Cole Shelton - October 1, 2020

Jon Jones has continued to take aim at Israel Adesanya. Ever since Adesanya TKO’d Paulo Costa at UFC 253 to defend his belt, Jones and Adesanya have been trash-talking one another. It has also been unpleasant as both men bringing each other’s families into it. So, after all the talk, “Bones” says he wonders if the middleweight champ will even want to fight him come 2021 as he said.

Tom Taylor - October 1, 2020

UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones had another social media skirmish on Thursday—and this time, not even their families were off limits. The trouble began when Jones mentioned Adesanya’s father.

Tom Taylor - October 1, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will undergo testing for a swollen pectoral muscle. Adesanya returned to action at UFC 253 last Saturday, defeating Paulo Costa via dominant second-round TKO. While the victory was very impressive, many fans began to speculate about the reason for his visibly swollen right pectoral muscle, with some even suggesting it could be a cause of performance-enhancing drug abuse.

Christopher Taylor - September 30, 2020

Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson is not impressed with recent middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa. Costa (13-1 MMA) put his undefeated mixed martial arts record on the line while hoping to dethrone middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA) at last weekend’s UFC 253 pay-per-view event on Fight Island.

Adam Martin - September 29, 2020

The betting odds have been released for a potential superfight between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and P4P great Jon Jones. Adesanya picked up a dominant second-round TKO win over Paulo Costa at UFC 253 this past weekend in what was arguably the best performance of his Octagon tenure to date. Soon after the fight was over, Jones took to social media to blast the middleweight kingpin.

Tom Taylor - September 29, 2020

UFC commentator Dan Hardy was not impressed by Israel Adesanya’s post-fight celebration at Saturday’s UFC 253 card. Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, took on ferocious Brazilian knockout artist Paulo Costa last Saturday night. After winning via second-round TKO, he briefly pretended to hump his vanquished foe.

Tom Taylor - September 29, 2020

Undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has some advice for his latest opponent, Paulo Costa. Adesanya took on Costa in the main event of UFC 253 last Saturday, on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of the fight, Costa was widely heralded as the champion’s toughest foe to date. In the end, however, those perceptions didn’t prove accurate.

Cole Shelton - September 28, 2020

The UFC was back on Fight Island last weekend for a very solid UFC 253 card that saw two titles on the line. In the main event of UFC 253, Israel Adesanya remained undefeated as he scored a second-round TKO win over Paulo Costa. The co-main event saw Jan Blachowicz become the promotions new light heavyweight champion with a TKO win over Dominick Reyes.

Tom Taylor - September 28, 2020

Israel Adesanya isn’t letting Paulo Costa off the hook following their blockbuster middleweight title fight this past Saturday. Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, defended his title with a lopsided second-round TKO victory over Paulo Costa in the UFC 253 main event. Ahead of the fight, the pair exchanged plenty in the way of trash talk, and that trash talk has continued after the fact.

Christopher Taylor - September 27, 2020

UFC President Dana White has shared his thoughts on Paulo Costa’s performance against Israel Adesanya at last night’s UFC 253 event. Costa and Adesanya put their undefeated records on the line while squaring off for Israel’s middleweight word title in the headliner of yesterday’s pay-per-view event.

Adam Martin - September 27, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya revealed that his father is the one who told him to lose the pair hair for his fight at UFC 253. Adesanya took on his rival Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253 on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi. It was a masterful performance from the champ, who picked apart Costa on the outside with his jab and a number of brutal low kicks. Eventually, Costa let his guard down and Adesanya was able to get the TKO win late in the second round.

Adam Martin - September 27, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was caught play-humping his rival Paulo Costa after knocking him out at UFC 253. Adesanya and Costa spent months talking smack to each other on social media and in interviews, so it’s no surprise that months of pent-up frustration were unleashed in the cage on Saturday night in Fight Island. Most of that aggression was from Adesanya, who had one of his best UFC performances to date in the fight. He picked apart Costa with low kicks from the outside before finishing him with punches from the inside.

Christopher Taylor - September 27, 2020

Paulo Costa suffered the first loss of his professional career in his bid to dethrone middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at tonight’s UFC 253 event. Despite promises that he would “kill the skinny guy” in Saturday’s pay-per-view headliner, Costa fell well short in following through on his claims.

Chris Taylor - September 26, 2020

Jon Jones was clearly watching tonight’s UFC 253 main event between undefeated middleweights Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa. The UFC’s reigning middleweight champion, Adesanya (19-0 MMA), was returning to action for the first time since defeating Yoel Romero this past March. Prior to his lackluster unanimous decision win over the Cuban, ‘Stylebender’ had earned a sensational knockout victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC 243.