Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva was the passing of the proverbial torch in the middleweight division of the UFC. It saw the young striking savant Adesanya duel it out on the feet against the ...

Kamaru Usman suggests Israel Adesanya emulate Anderson Silva's approach to the end of his UFC career. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third straight loss when he was knocked out by ...

his UFC 234 main event showdown with Adesanya. “For Israel, man honestly, he’s at a point in his career to where, remember Anderson Silva got to this place where, ‘I’m gonna pick a fun fight.

There has been surprisingly little talk about Israel Adesanya challenging the perception of Anderson Silva as the greatest middleweight in MMA history, even as Adesanya goes about cleaning out the ...

Comparisons between Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya have been common in fan middleweight GOAT debates in recent years. Advertisement Those discussions intensified after Adesanya defeated “The ...

Israel Adesanya‘s fighting career featured clashes with the likes of Alex Pereira and Anderson Silva in the Octagon. If Pereira and Silva clashed while both former middleweights were in their ...

Feb 9, 2019; Melbourne, Australia; Israel Adesanya (red gloves) and Anderson Silva (blue gloves) during UFC 234 at Rod Laver Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports / Jasmin Frank ...

Anderson Silva (Photo by Alex Gould/The Republic), Israel Adesanya (Photo by Rich Storry/Imagn Images), and Alex Pereira (Photo by Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images) The UFC has always sparked ...

For Michael Bisping, Anderson Silva is still the greatest middleweight of all time. With middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) looking to kickstart his second title reign ...

MORE: Israel Adesanya isn't Anderson Silva but he's the closest thing to him Adesanya initially defended the title against Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa, Vettori, Whittaker (going 2-0 against him ...