Israel Adesanya News
Israel Adesanya highly doubts Sean Strickland will follow through on “man dance” proclamation: “He’s selling wolf tickets when he talks about that”
Harry Kettle - September 7, 2023
Israel Adesanya doesn’t believe that Sean Strickland will do the “man dance” with him when they collide at UFC 293. This Saturday night, Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight championship when he goes head to head with Sean Strickland. It will serve as the first time he’s defended the strap in his second reign, following his knockout win over Alex Pereira earlier this year.
Israel Adesanya explains why he believes Alexander Volkanovski is "the greatest fighter of all time"
Cole Shelton - September 6, 2023
Israel Adesanya believes Alexander Volkanovski has cemented himself as the GOAT. Volkanovski is the UFC’s current featherweight champion and is undefeated in the weight class. He has only two career losses on his record, one which came on the regional scene at welterweight and the other at 155lbs to Islam Makhachev for the UFC lightweight title. However, that fight was close and some thought Volkanovski did enough to get the win.
Israel Adesanya says he'd "love to headline" UFC 300: "That's one I'm going to be a part of"
Cole Shelton - September 6, 2023
Israel Adesanya is hoping he will get the chance to headline UFC 300. UFC 300 is expected to happen in March or April of next year and will likely be one of the biggest events in the promotion’s history. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see multiple title fights on the card, while the headliner would be uncertain, it could be Conor McGregor or Jon Jones (if they choose to fight again), but Adesanya says he wants to be the main attraction for the marquee event.
Israel Adesanya plans to put on a "masterclass" against Sean Strickland at UFC 293: "I'm gonna make this look really easy"
Cole Shelton - September 5, 2023
Israel Adesanya is confident he will be leaving Sydney as the UFC middleweight champion. Adesanya is set to defend his title in the main event of UFC 293 against Sean Strickland in a fight that wasn’t the original plan. Instead, after Dricus Du Plessis beat Robert Whittaker in July, the plan was for him to face Adesanya next as the two even had a faceoff in the Octagon. However, an injury made the turnaround too quick for ‘DDP’ and Strickland was able to step in to get the title shot.
Sean Strickland reveals hilarious plan for middleweight title with UFC 293 win over Israel Adesanya: "If anyone wants it"
Josh Evanoff - September 5, 2023
Sean Strickland is planning to get some extra cash with an upset win over Israel Adesanya at UFC 293. ‘Tarzan’ has been out of the cage since a knockout win over Abus Magomedov earlier this summer. That was Sean Strickland’s second victory in a row, previously defeating Nassourdine Imavov by decision earlier this year. That winning streak was seemingly enough for him to earn a crack at Israel Adesanya.
Sean Strickland slams “f**king prostitute” Israel Adesanya ahead of UFC 293: “Izzy is the f**king definition of spineless”
Susan Cox - September 5, 2023
Sean Strickland has gone off on Israel Adesanya ahead of their middleweight title fight at UFC 293. It will be Sean Strickland (27-5 MMA) vs. Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA) this coming weekend, Saturday, September 9th at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The middleweight title bout is the pay-per-view headliner on ESPNews/ESPN+.
Israel Adesanya weighs in on the upcoming middleweight fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa: “I might be favoring Khamzat a little bit more”
Harry Kettle - September 5, 2023
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has given his thoughts on the upcoming fight between Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa. This weekend, Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC title against Sean Strickland. While that is his primary focus right now, he knows better than anyone that other contenders are waiting for their moment to shine. In addition to Dricus du Plessis, we also have Khamzat Chimaev and Paulo Costa, who will square off next month at UFC 294.
Jared Cannonier set to weigh-in as backup fighter for UFC 293 main event between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland
Harry Kettle - September 5, 2023
UFC star Jared Cannonier is set to weigh-in as the backup fighter for the UFC 293 main event, as per MMA Fighting. This weekend, Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight championship against Sean Strickland. It’ll serve as the first time he’s defended the belt in his second reign following his knockout win over Alex Pereira earlier this year. Strickland, meanwhile, is getting his first crack at the title, largely as a result of Dricus du Plessis not being ready in time for this contest.
Jon Jones shares his prediction for the upcoming UFC middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland
Susan Cox - September 1, 2023
Jon Jones is sharing his prediction for the upcoming UFC middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. UFC 293 will take place on Saturday, September 9th and will feature Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA) and Sean Strickland (27-5 MMA) in the middleweight main event title fight which takes place at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Israel Adesanya still plans on whooping the ass of “disappointing” Dricus Du Plessis in South Africa: “It would be better if we had it in South Africa”
Susan Cox - September 1, 2023
Israel Adesanya still plans on whooping the ass of ‘disappointing’ Dricus Du Plessis in South Africa. The rivalry between the two middleweights intensified when Du Plessis made claims to take the title back to Africa as ‘the African fighter in the UFC’ as he still lives and trains there, whereas Adesanya while born in Nigeria, currently resides in New Zealand. Du Plessis’s words and claims put him at the top of Adesanya’s hit list.
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya promises his first submission win is coming: “I’m taking their breath away, romantically”
Harry Kettle - August 31, 2023
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya believes that his first submission win is coming sooner rather than later. Throughout the course of his time in mixed martial arts, Israel Adesanya has made sure to put on a show. With 16 KO/TKOs to his name, he certainly knows how to make an impact – and he’s done that pretty consistently in the UFC.
Israel Adesanya excited to expose 'gym hero' Sean Strickland: "Knock him out with my painted nails"
Josh Evanoff - August 28, 2023
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is looking forward to fighting Sean Strickland. ‘The Last Stylebender’ has been out of action since his April rematch with Alex Pereira. Just months after suffering a knockout loss to ‘Poatan’, the former champion avenged his defeat. In the main event of UFC 287, Israel Adesanya scored a second-round knockout win to re-earn middleweight gold.
Israel Adesanya sends a message to his UFC 293 opponent Sean Strickland: “If you want the belt, come get it”
Zain Bando - August 26, 2023
The UFC has released its event promo for UFC 293 on September 9 in Australia, which is headlined by middleweight champion Israel Adesanya taking on Sean Strickland. Israel Adesanya was originally targeted for a grudge match with Dricus Du Plessis, but ‘Stylebender’ will now have to defend his title once more before that highly-anticipated fight can take shape early next year.
Israel Adesanya vows to make Sean Strickland his “b*tch” at UFC 293: “Behind the scenes he’s soft”
Susan Cox - August 25, 2023
Israel Adesanya is vowing to make Sean Strickland his ‘b*tch’ at UFC 293. UFC 293 takes place on Saturday, September 9th at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.
Israel Adesanya weighs in on referee Marc Goddard's stoppage in Sean O’Malley vs. Aljamain Sterling title fight: “Could have gone longer”
Cole Shelton - August 21, 2023
UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya thinks Marc Goddard could have let Sean O’Malley vs. Aljamain Sterling go a bit longer. In the second round of the bantamweight title fight at UFC 292, O’Malley dropped Sterling with a counter right hand and landed some heavy ground-and-pound shots. Although O’Malley did land some clean shots, Sterling was looking like he was trying to scramble but Goddard stepped in and stopped the fight.
Israel Adesanya claims the UFC originally didn't want to give Sean Strickland the title shot in fears of "embarrassing the company"
Cole Shelton - August 15, 2023
Israel Adesanya claims the UFC wasn’t originally interested in having Sean Strickland fight for the middleweight title. The original plan was for Adesanya to defend his middleweight title at UFC 293 in Australia against the winner of Dricus Du Plessis vs. Robert Whittaker. ‘DDP’ ended up winning by TKO, but he suffered a foot injury, and couldn’t fight on that date.
Israel Adesanya threatens to break Sean Strickland's jaw at UFC 293: "I’m going to knock him out"
Fernando Quiles - August 14, 2023
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya believes the more Sean Strickland talks, the worse the outcome will be for him at UFC 293. Adesanya is scheduled to put his 185-pound gold at stake against Strickland. The two will collide on September 9 inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The title fight will headline UFC 293. Strickland stepped up after Dricus du Plessis wasn’t going to be healed in time to fight Adesanya at the event.
Coach claims Dricus Du Plessis may not receive a title shot after failing to step up against Israel Adesanya at UFC 293
Harry Kettle - August 11, 2023
City Kickboxing’s Eugene Bareman has questioned whether or not Dricus du Plessis will end up receiving a title shot. After his win over Robert Whittaker earlier this summer, it seemed like a certainty that Dricus du Plessis would challenge Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight championship. It was also suggested that it would take place at UFC 293, which takes place in Sydney, Australia next month.