Israel Adesanya News
Israel Adesanya discusses Anderson Silva matchup, 'I know this man better than he knows himself'
Two days ago, a pretty surprising matchup was announced as former middleweight king Anderson Silva was announced to be making his return against the rising contender, Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 in… Read more
Breaking! Anderson Silva will return to the octagon at February's UFC 234 event against Israel Adesanya
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva will return to the octagon on February 9 in Melbourne to taking on rising star Israel Adesanya. ESPN's Brett Okamoto broke the news just moments ago… Read more
Israel Adesanya believes his next fight will be historic
Israel Adesanya is a rising star in the UFC. The New Zealander signed with the promotion early in 2018 and has had a phenomenal year. The 29-year-old went 4-0 in 2018 and… Read more
Israel Adesanya turns down backup spot for Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum fight at UFC 234
You can scratch Israel Adesanya off the list of potential backup fighters for the Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum middleweight title fight at UFC 234. That's according to Adesanya himself who told… Read more
VIDEO | Israel Adesanya says Yair Rodriguez' knockout at UFC Denver wasn't luck, 'That was some Matrix-type sh*t.'
https://youtu.be/t4ZqYiwrXQY?t=637 "That [elbow knockout by Yair Rodriguez] was crazy. And I'm seeing a lot of people saying that that was lucky, that was a lucky knockout... Like, really smart people who, that… Read more
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza downplays Israel Adesanya's UFC 230 win: 'He didn't impress me'
UFC 230 was a big night for the UFC middleweight division. First, we saw undefeated striking sensation Israel Adesanya burst into the division's top-10 with a first-round dissection of Derek Brunson. Then,… Read more
Weighing the options of Israel Adesanya after UFC 230
So many times before, we've seen massively hyped fighters stumble as the near the proverbial mountaintop. Surging UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya, however, could not have looked more surefooted in his massive… Read more
Israel Adesanya says he nearly pulled out of UFC 230
On Saturday night, at UFC 230, Israel Adesanya had a coming out party of sorts. The rising star defeated Derek Brunson in the first round by TKO. Adesanya looked composed the entire… Read more
Pros react to Israel Adesanya's stoppage victory over Derek Brunson at UFC 230
A middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Israel Adesanya and Derek Brunson took place at tonight's UFC 230 event in New York City. Undefeated middleweight Israel Adesanya (14-0 MMA) returned to the… Read more