Israel Adesanya News

Jan Blachowicz
Jan Blachowicz

Jan Blachowicz on potential Israel Adesanya fight: "It’s gonna be the same like with Rockhold"

Tom Taylor - October 12, 2020

New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is open to defending his title against the promotion’s middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. If Adesanya does migrate up to light heavyweight, however, Blachowicz sees the move going disastrously.

Israel Adesanya, Kevin Holland
Jon Jones

Photo | Israel Adesanya continues to troll Jon Jones on social media

Harry Kettle - October 12, 2020

Israel Adesanya’s relentless Twitter assault on Jon Jones shows no signs of slowing down as the middleweight king continues to mock his rival. Ever since he dispatched of Paulo Costa in dominant fashion, “The Last Stylebender” has set his sights on what now appears to be an inevitable superfight against Jon Jones. The veteran doesn’t seem to think that Adesanya really wants to fight him but right now, it does appear to be the direction that things are trending in.

Israel Adesanya, Chris Weidman
Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya scoffs at potential fight with Chris Weidman: "That fight will end in the first round if it happens"

Christopher Taylor - October 11, 2020

Reigning and undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya finds the recent callouts from former division title holder Chris Weidman “a bit weird”. Despite going just 2-5 over his past seven Octagon appearances Weidman has been doing his best to score a title fight with ‘Stylebender’.

Marvin Vettori, Israel Adesanya
Marvin Vettori

Marvin Vettori fires back at "lying bitch" Israel Adesanya: "Ask your dad I'm sure he knows"

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2020

UFC middleweight standout Marvin Vettori (15-4-1 MMA) has gone 3-0 since dropping a split decision loss to Israel Adesanya in April of 2018. Despite the Italian’s recent success, the UFC’s reigning middleweight champion in Israel Adesanya recently revealed that he would never fight Vettori again.

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Kelvin Gastelum

Israel Adesanya expects future rematch with Kelvin Gastelum but not Marvin Vettori: "He'll never see me again"

Chris Taylor - October 9, 2020

Israel Adesanya believes a future rematch with Kelvin Gastelum is in the cards but shot down any idea of a second fight with Marvin Vettori. Adesanya (20-0 MMA), who picked up a sensational TKO victory over the previously undefeated Paulo Costa in his most recent effort at UFC 253, recently sat down with MMAJunkie where he discussed the possibility of a future rematch with ‘The Eraser’.

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Jon Jones

Israel Adesanya: Jon Jones matchup will be "biggest fight in UFC history"

Tom Taylor - October 9, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya believes his seemingly inevitable fight with Jon Jones will be the biggest in UFC history. Adesanya and Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, have been jawing back-and-forth on social media and in interviews for months. Their trash talk has been getting increasingly venomous, with both men even mentioning the other’s families recently.

Jon Jones, Dana White
Jon Jones

Marvin Vettori teams up with Jon Jones to throw shade at UFC champ Israel Adesanya

Harry Kettle - October 9, 2020

Marvin Vettori has joined Jon Jones in taking a shot at his former opponent Israel Adesanya on social media. Vettori, who fought and lost to Adesanya via split decision back in April 2018, hasn’t been shy in letting the world know that he wants to get back inside the Octagon sooner rather than later. On the flip side, Jon Jones seems to be focusing his attention on responding to the constant Twitter jabs being thrown at him by “The Last Stylebender”.

Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya, Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones

Jon Jones shares his take on how Israel Adesanya would be remembered if 'Stylebender' were to die tonight

Christopher Taylor - October 8, 2020

The ongoing beef between UFC Stars Jon Jones (26-1 MMA) and Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA) reached new levels tonight on social media. The former UFC light heavyweight kingpin in Jones had taken to Twitter earlier this afternoon where he labelled ‘Stylebender’ as a “small dog barking behind a fence“.

Israel Adesanya
UFC

Coach responds to PED accusations against Israel Adesanya

Tom Taylor - October 6, 2020

Coach Eugene Bareman has responded to the performance-enhancing drug use accusations against his star pupil, UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya. Adesanya last fought at UFC 253 in late September, when he picked up a lopsided TKO win over the formerly unbeaten Paulo Costa. Regrettably, his victory came with a side dish of controversy, as fans noticed he was competing with a swollen right breast, which some viewers speculated could be a side effect of PED use.

Jon Jones
Jon Jones

Photo | Jon Jones roasts Israel Adesanya: “See if you can find a photo of me like this”

Harry Kettle - October 6, 2020

Jon Jones continues to go back and forth with Israel Adesanya on social media, with his latest tactic being to bring up a knockout loss from Adesanya’s past. It seems as if MMA Twitter is 50% fight talk and 50% reactions to the ongoing rivalry between Jones and Adesanya. With “The Last Stylebender” coming off the back of his impressive win over Paulo Costa and Jones not having a fight booked, many believe that they’re destined to square off at some point in the not-so-distant future.

Israel Adesanya
UFC

Coach: Israel Adesanya could move to light heavyweight for next fight

Tom Taylor - October 5, 2020

City Kickboxing coach Eugene Bareman says his star pupil, Israel Adesanya, could move up to the light heavyweight division for his next fight. Adesanya is the current UFC middleweight champion, and defended his strap with a second-round TKO win over the formerly unbeaten Paulo Costa late last month. Since that win over Costa, he’s made no secret of the fact that he’d like to fight Jared Cannonier next—provided Cannonier gets by Robert Whittaker at UFC 254.

Darren Till
Israel Adesanya

Darren Till dubs Israel Adesanya’s UFC 253 performance an “utter masterclass” but vows he can defeat "Stylebender"

Harry Kettle - October 5, 2020

Darren Till praised Israel Adesanya’s showing against Paulo Costa while simultaneously declaring that he will beat the champion one day. Adesanya was able to completely dominate Costa at UFC 253, retaining the UFC Middleweight Championship in the process. Till, on the other hand, will attempt to bounce back from his defeat to Robert Whittaker when he locks horns with divisional rival Jack Hermansson on December 5.

Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya responds to callouts from former middleweight champ Chris Weidman

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.

Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya, Daniel Cormier
Israel Adesanya

Dana White says Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya is "the fight to make"

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.

Yoel Romero
UFC

Yoel Romero clearly has his sights set on a future rematch with Israel Adesanya

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.

Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya, Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones

Pros react to potential Israel Adesanya vs. Jon Jones fight

Chris Taylor - October 1, 2020

The beef between Ultimate Fighting Championship superstars Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones reignited following Saturday’s UFC 253 event. This past weekend on Fight Island, reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was able to keep his perfect record in check by handing Paulo Costa the first loss of his mixed martial arts career.

Jon Jones, Israel Adesanya, Daniel Cormier
Jon Jones

Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones target each other's families in latest social media skirmish

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.

Israel Adesanya
UFC

Israel Adesanya to undergo testing for swollen pec, refutes steroid accusations

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.