UFC 316 is in the books, meaning attention will soon turn to the mixed martial arts leader’s next pay-per-view offering, UFC ...

However, the reality was extremely different. At UFC 253, Paulo Costa fought Israel Adesanya for the middleweight championship. Adesanya put on a striking masterclass against Costa, completely ...

That wasn’t nearly all though as Holzer delivered a pelvic thrust to Ilbay’s opponent behind, like how Israel Adesanya did to Paulo Costa at UFC 253 in 2020.

Israel Adesanya gets the belt after defeating Robert ... Less than a year later at UFC 253, Adesanya headlined a fight card which featured four New Zealand-based fighters — just the second ...

Paulo Costa punches Israel Adesanya in their middleweight championship bout during UFC 253. / (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC) The Brazilian was stopped by Adesanya in the second round and also dropped his ...

Israel Adesanya was unstoppable. He had just wrecked Paulo Costa at UFC 253, making the undefeated Brazilian look completely out of his depth. With the middleweight division cleared out ...

Mar 6, 2021; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Jan Blachowicz of Poland punches Israel Adesanya of ... second round of their contest at UFC 253, and options for another Adesanya title defense were drying ...

Another night at the UFC Apex has wrapped up, and UFC Fight Night 253 delivered high-energy action from start to finish. With dominant performances, shocking knockouts, and tightly contested ...

At UFC Fight Night 253, he suffered a brutal second-round KO at the hands of Mario Pinto, falling to 1-3 (with one no contest) in the Octagon. At this point, it's obvious that the 37-year-old isn ...

UFC Fight Night 253 was initially a highly anticipated flyweight title eliminator between Brandon Royval and Manel Kape. However, a few weeks before, Royval had to withdraw from the fight due to ...

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 253 lineup includes ... Cameron Smotherman booked for May showdown Jon Anik praises Israel Adesanya amid UFC skid: 'He has a Michael Jordan-like aura about ...