Israel Adesanya News
Glover Teixeira claims Israel Adesanya will have a conversation with Dana White "to get away" from fighting Alex Pereira
Cole Shelton - June 9, 2022
Glover Teixeira thinks Israel Adesanya will avoid fighting his teammate Alex Pereira at all costs. Pereira and Adesanya fought twice in kickboxing with the Brazilian winning both including one by KO. Since then, ‘The Last Stylebender’ made the move to MMA and has become a UFC champion, this while Pereira just recently got back into MMA and is now 2-0 in the UFC. The Brazilian is set to face Sean Strickland at UFC 276 on July 2 and should he win, many expect he will face Adesanya next. However, for Teixeira, he doubts the middleweight champ will accept the fight against Pereira.
Israel Adesanya disappointed with the actions of media members following Devin Haney title fight: “After a fight, the laaast thing I need is 75 mothaf**kaz in the ring”
Harry Kettle - June 6, 2022
UFC champion Israel Adesanya has questioned the post-fight of Devin Haney vs George Kambosos Jr from Saturday night. In front of over 40,000 fans at Marvel Stadium in Australia, Devin Haney put on an absolute clinic to defeat George Kambosos Jr and become the undisputed lightweight champion in boxing. Many felt as if Kambosos barely even won a round with Haney somewhat making it look easy and now, the 23-year-old holds the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and The Ring titles to go alongside the WBC crown that he was able to capture way back in November 2019.
Robert Whittaker believes he'll earn a trilogy fight with Israel Adesanya with a win over Marvin Vettori
Cole Shelton - June 1, 2022
Robert Whittaker thinks he’s close to getting another crack at Israel Adesanya. Whittaker and Adesanya first met at UFC 243 when ‘The Reaper’ was the middleweight champ and ‘The Last Stylebender’ was the interim champ. It was Adesanya winning the fight by a convincing second-round KO. The pair would have their rematch at UFC 271 earlier this year and although Adesanya won again, it was by decision and a very close fight, so Whittaker believes if he defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris in September he could earn him another title shot.
Luke Rockhold doesn't care about UFC title but targets fight against Israel Adesanya to "test myself against the best"
Cole Shelton - May 25, 2022
Luke Rockhold is hoping to share the Octagon with Israel Adesanya so he can test himself against the best. Rockhold, the former Strikeforce, and UFC middleweight champion is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 277 on July 30 against Paulo Costa. It’s his first fight since Jan Blachowicz brutally knocked him out in his light heavyweight debut. Although he has not fought since 2019, Rockhold is getting the fourth-ranked middleweight and if he wins he would be right back in the title picture.
Israel Adesanya says he doesn’t even know where his UFC belt is right now: “I’m not attached to that thing at all. I know who the f**k I am!”
Susan Cox - May 24, 2022
Apparently Israel Adesanya claims he doesn’t even know where his UFC belt is right now. The UFC’s undisputed middleweight champion, Adesanya (21-1 MMA), has admitted that he feels no attachment to the very heavy championship belt and he doesn’t even know where it is.
UFC 276 lineup announced including two title fights
Harry Kettle - May 10, 2022
The card for UFC 276 has been announced with two title fights, including Israel Adesanya vs Jared Cannonier, being confirmed. The International Fight Week card is always pretty important for the Ultimate Fighting Championship with the promotion going all out in order to create a real buzz around the product. Every year we tend to see an array of big events and fights being put on and in 2022, the UFC will not disappoint after they confirmed the current card is going to feature two title bouts on the billing.
Dana White and several pro fighters react to video of Mike Tyson punching a man on airplane
Harry Kettle - April 22, 2022
UFC president Dana White and a string of fighters have reacted to the video footage of Mike Tyson punching a man on a plane. One rule in life that should be clear above all others is that you shouldn’t mess with someone like Mike Tyson. Of course, we all know violence isn’t the answer in many instances, but the general consensus seems to be that “Iron Mike” made the right call when he beat down a passenger on a flight of his who was seemingly agitating him.
Darren Till still confident he can dethrone UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya: “I know I can beat Adesanya”
Harry Kettle - April 19, 2022
UFC middleweight Darren Till still believes he can dethrone reigning champion Israel Adesanya in the future. While he’s hit quite a few stumbling blocks across the last few years, many still believe Darren Till has enough ability to become a genuine contender at either welterweight or middleweight. His association with rising star Khamzat Chimaev has helped the masses to fall into that line of thinking and all eyes are on the next few months to see if and when he’ll return to the Octagon.
Israel Adesanya shares his thoughts on Khamzat Chimaev: “He’s a beast. But he’s a beast at 170”
Susan Cox - April 7, 2022
Israel Adesanya has shared his thoughts on Khamzat Chimaev ahead of UFC 273. It will be Khamzat Chimaev (10-0 MMA) vs Gilbert Burns (20-4 MMA) in a welterweight bout this Saturday, April 9th, at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.
Alex Volkanovski shares his picks for the three greatest fighters in UFC history
Harry Kettle - April 5, 2022
UFC featherweight champion Alex Volkanovski has picked Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre and Israel Adesanya as his three greatest fighters in UFC history. This Saturday night at UFC 273, Alex Volkanovski returns to action as he puts his 145-pound title on the line against Chan Sung Jung – aka The Korean Zombie. If he wins, some have suggested it could move him pretty close to Kamaru Usman in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings given what he’s been able to accomplish during his time in the promotion thus far.
Israel Adesanya shares bold prediction for Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns fight at UFC 273
Susan Cox - April 4, 2022
Israel Adesanya has shared a bold prediction for the upcoming Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gilbert Burns fight. It will be at UFC 273 this coming Saturday, April 9, 2022 that Chimaev (10-0 MMA) will enter the cage with Burns (20-4 MMA) for the much anticipated welterweight match-up.
Darren Till fires back at Israel Adesanya over UFC London criticism: “He’s posting videos crying about his teammates”
Cole Shelton - March 24, 2022
Darren Till has fired back at Israel Adesanya after the middleweight champ blasted the Brit for celebrating too much with Tom Aspinall. In the main event of UFC London, Till’s longtime friend and training partner in Aspinall submitted Alexander Volkov in the first round. After the event, Till was on top of the Octagon with Aspinall which Adesanya ridiculed him for.
Arnold Allen hits back at Israel Adesanya's early-stoppage comments regarding Dan Hooker fight: "The man himself didn't even complain"
Josh Evanoff - March 21, 2022
Arnold Allen has responded to Israel Adesanya’s comments about his fight with Dan Hooker. The two featherweights squared off at UFC London in the co-main event. Allen dominated the contest and stopped Hooker in the first round with a flurry of punches. Despite the seeming finality of the bout, ‘The Hangman’s teammate Israel Adesanya disagreed with the stoppage.
Colby Covington praises "legend" Chael Sonnen for suggesting he fights Israel Adesnaya next: "Uncle Chael makes a very good point"
Cole Shelton - March 21, 2022
Colby Covington agrees with Chael Sonnen that he should be next for Israel Adesanya. Covington is coming off a dominant win over Jorge Masvidal and after the event, Sonnen said the fight that made the most sense is ‘Chaos’ vs. Adesanya. He believed it would be a massive pay-per-view success and given ‘The Last Stylebender’ has basically cleared out the middleweight division the timing worked. According to Covington, he says he would be interested in it and believes the scrap makes a ton of sense.
Israel Adesanya criticizes Dan Hooker-Arnold Allen stoppage at UFC London: "Come on ref, what the f**k"
Cole Shelton - March 21, 2022
Israel Adesanya thinks the ref stopped Arnold Allen’s TKO win over Dan Hooker too early. In the co-main event of UFC London, Hooker returned to featherweight and was facing Allen who is undefeated in the UFC. It was an intriguing matchup and a crucial fight for Hooker. Early on, both men threw heavy shots but it was Allen who wound up catching Hooker with a big combination. The Kiwi responded with a nice counter that staggered the Brit for a moment. However, Allen continued the pressure and landed heavy shots along the fence and the ref eventually stopped the fight.
Israel Adesanya scolds Darren Till for his celebrations at UFC London, ‘The Gorilla’ responds with cocaine accusations
Susan Cox - March 21, 2022
Israel Adesanya was seemingly not impressed with the actions of Darren Till at last Saturday’s UFC London event. Till was in attendance at UFC London this past weekend, cornering his teammate Tom Aspinall in the main event.
Israel Adesanya shares his thoughts on Paddy Pimblett ahead of UFC London: “He’s getting fed a bum”
Susan Cox - March 17, 2022
Israel Adesanya has weighed in on Paddy Pimblett’s upcoming fight ahead of UFC London. It will Pimblett vs Rodrigo Vargas in a lightweight matchup on Saturday, March 19th at the 02 Arena in London.
Henry Cejudo open to training Khamzat Chimaev for “that Israel lasagna guy”, but won’t work against Kamaru Usman
Harry Kettle - March 15, 2022
Henry Cejudo has said he’d be open to training Khamzat Chimaev for a fight against Israel Adesanya, but not Kamaru Usman. In his post-retirement career, Henry Cejudo has been busy splitting his time between hosting podcasts and training some of his fellow UFC fighters. The former two-weight champion may still return to the Octagon one day but for the time being, he seems to be pretty satisfied with where he’s at.