Nigeria-born mixed martial arts fighter Israel Adesanya is the betting favourite in the\xa0 August 18 face-off against middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia.

Adesanya, who’s no stranger to getting creative for his walkouts, came out with a black hat and the urn for his walk to the octagon for his title defense against Jared Cannonier. The urn was ...

Israel Adesanya reclaimed his middleweight title from long-time bitter rival Alex Pereira with a spectacular knockout at UFC 287 in Miami, Florida. With his back against the cage in round two ...

Pereira, 35, easily could have passed on Adesanya's rematch wish when considering which opponent he wanted for his first title defense. “He was a dominant champion,” Pereira said through an ...

Israel Adesanya outpointed Jared Cannonier over five rounds to retain his middleweight title at UFC 276 in Las Vegas. Adesanya, 32, used his superior movement and control of distance to out-strike ...

Recommended Videos Adesanya's tepid title defense against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on Saturday night was another missed opportunity for perhaps the UFC's most impressive overall athlete to reach ...

Du Plessis, who joined the UFC in 2020, won the title off Sean Strickland in January and was making the first defence of his belt. Former UFC middleweight champion Adesanya, meanwhile, was ...

The UFC has its Madison Square Garden main event. Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against old rival Alex Pereira in the headliner of UFC 281 on Nov. 12 in New York ...

“Then people want to see if the new champ can defend the title or if the old champion can regain it. It’s always a great story.” Adesanya was arguably at the height of his fame in November ...