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 ...

On Saturday, Riyadh will play host to Adesanya’s first non-title fight in almost six years. How it fares could very well determine whether the “Last Stylebender” will ever compete for UFC ...

"The hunter became the hunted," Adesanya said. Pereira beat Adesanya via fifth-round TKO to win the title at UFC 281 last November at Madison Square Garden. Pereira also beat Adesanya twice in ...

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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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 281 on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, it was announced Friday. "They're ...