Q. Who won Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa? - + A. Adesanya had his second title defense against Paulo Costa and won the fight via TKO at 3:59 in the second round. The fight took place on ...

After a close first round against a former champion in the biggest fight of his career, and in his third UFC main event in ...

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya ... and effective jab throughout the fight. The loss did not sit well with Strickland, who went on to defeat Paulo Costa by split decision in ...

Israel Adesanya got his first tattoo at 22 on the upper half of his chest, which reads "BROKEN NATIVE ... when he was eliminated from the title fight in the fifth round by a technical knockout.

Title defense wins over Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa followed. Adesanya, looking to become a double UFC champ, moved to light heavyweight for his next fight against then UFC 205-pound titleholder ...

It was Adesanya’s second-straight loss, and his third in his past four fights. The former 185-pound champion seemed invincible not long ago. In 2020 he made easy work of a then undefeated Paulo ...

Former UFC champion Israel Adesanya (24-4-0) will face Nassourdine Imavov (15-4-0) on Saturday for UFC Fight Night 250 in Saudi Arabia. Adesanya is coming off of back-to-back title losses to Sean ...