Israel Adesanya News

Curtis Calhoun - July 3, 2024

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis feels Israel Adesanya’s motivations to return to the Octagon are misguided. Du Plessis and Adesanya will clash in the UFC 305 main event on August 17 in Perth, Australia. The highly anticipated clash marks the return of Adesanya for the first time since losing to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 last year.

Harry Kettle - July 3, 2024

UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis had an intense staredown with rival Israel Adesanya at the UFC 305 press conference. As we now know, Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya will square off in the main event of UFC 305. The bout will be contested over the UFC middleweight championship, a belt that Adesanya has previously held twice. Now, though, the strap is held by Dricus du Plessis – a man who has had a feud with ‘Stylebender’ for quite some time.

Susan Cox - July 1, 2024

Israel Adesanya’s live reaction to Alex Pereira knocking out Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 was caught on tape. UFC 303 took place this past Saturday, June 29th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Harry Kettle - July 1, 2024

Fight fans aren’t pleased with how Israel Adesanya reacted to Alex Pereira’s triumph at UFC 303. Last weekend, Alex Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka via knockout in the main event of UFC 303. It cements his legacy as one of the all-time greats in the UFC, which is wild, given that he’s only been in the promotion for three years. As we know, perhaps his most iconic fights came against Israel Adesanya.

Curtis Calhoun - June 26, 2024

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is expecting fireworks when Alex Pereira and Jiří Procházka run it back this Saturday. The UFC light heavyweight title is on the line once again when Pereira and Procházka clash in a highly anticipated rematch to cap off UFC 303. The fight came together on weeks’ notice after Conor McGregor’s withdrawal from the card due to an injury.

Cole Shelton - June 21, 2024

Robert Whittaker could be fighting for the middleweight title next time out if he gets past Ikram Aliskerov in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Whittaker is coming off a decision win over Paulo Costa to return to the win column after a TKO loss to Dricus Du Plessis. If Whittaker does beat Aliskerov, he would put himself in line for a title shot, against the winner of Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya, which he thinks the South African has a good chance of winning.

Harry Kettle - June 20, 2024

Israel Adesanya has shared his prediction for this weekend’s Robert Whittaker vs Ikram Aliskerov showdown. As we know, Robert Whittaker is an all-time great in the UFC’s middleweight division. In addition to being a former champion, he’s also had some genuinely incredible moments in the division. Of course, this weekend, he was expecting to face Khamzat Chimaev – but that isn’t going to happen.

Susan Cox - June 19, 2024

Israel Adesanya believes Michael Chandler should ‘take another fight’ following the UFC 303 cancellation. UFC 303 is taking place on Saturday, June 29th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Curtis Calhoun - June 17, 2024

The opening betting line for the upcoming Dricus du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya UFC title clash is out. Du Plessis will make his first UFC middleweight title defense against the former titleholder Adesanya to headline UFC 305 in Perth. The August 17 pay-per-view marks the return of Adesanya after falling to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 last year.

Susan Cox - June 17, 2024

Dana White has confirmed that Dricus Du Plessis vs. Israel Adesanya will headline UFC 305 in Perth. UFC 305 will take place on Saturday, August 17th at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia.

Harry Kettle - June 17, 2024

An image of the UFC’s war room has given fans an insight into who may be competing on the UFC 305 card in Perth, Australia. On August 17, the Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to make its return to Australia. It’ll do so with the UFC 305 card, and the popular opinion is that Israel Adesanya will return to challenge Dricus du Plessis for the UFC middleweight championship.

Susan Cox - June 12, 2024

Dricus Du Plessis is claiming he’s agreed to everything for the proposed Israel Adesanya fight. The UFC middleweight champion, Du Plessis (21-2 MMA), is expected to defend his title at UFC 305.

Harry Kettle - June 10, 2024

New footage has been released showing Israel Adesanya reacting to his UFC 293 defeat against Sean Strickland. As we know, Israel Adesanya lost his UFC middleweight championship back at UFC 293. He went head to head with Sean Strickland who, against the odds, defeated him pretty handily. We haven’t seen ‘Stylebender’ since then, but the expectation is that he’ll fight for the belt upon his return.

Harry Kettle - June 4, 2024

UFC star Israel Adesanya gave his thoughts on Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa in a reaction video on his YouTube channel. Last weekend at UFC 302, Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa faced off in the co-main event of the evening. After a tight affair, Strickland was the one who had his hand raised via split decision.

Harry Kettle - June 3, 2024

UFC star Israel Adesanya has claimed that he’s dialed in as fans continue to await confirmation of his return to the cage. As we all know, Israel Adesanya is the former king of the middleweight division. He enjoyed some incredible moments during his time as champion but now, he’s the hunter once again. We haven’t seen him compete since UFC 293, where he lost the middleweight championship to Sean Strickland via unanimous decision.

Cole Shelton - May 30, 2024

Israel Adesanya has shared his prediction for the UFC 302 co-main event between Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa. Adesanya has fought both Strickland and Costa so he is very familiar with both men. Izzy’s last fight was a loss to Strickland where he surrendered the middleweight title with the setback. Given that he is familiar with both of them, Adesanya has a good idea of how the fight will play out and the best path to victory for both men.

Susan Cox - May 1, 2024

UFC flyweight contender Manel Kape is sending a warning to former middleweight title holder Israel Adesanya. Manel Kape (19-6 MMA) is sporting 4 victories in a row, his latest unanimous decision win coming against Felipe dos Santos (8-1 MMA) last September at UFC 293.

Harry Kettle - April 26, 2024

UFC star Israel Adesanya has given his thoughts on rival Alex Pereira and the journey they’ve been on together. For the longest time now, Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have been spoken about in association with one another. They fought each other twice in kickboxing and, so far, have battled twice in mixed martial arts. Across those four collisions, Pereira currently holds a 3-1 advantage. However, ‘Stylebender’ did get his hand raised in their most recent fight, knocking ‘Poatan’ out in vicious fashion.