Du Plessis has been seen as the underdog in most of his high-profile bouts in the past, namely against former champions Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya. Despite fans and pundits writing ...

Israel Adesanya has officially informed ... he even requested a specific opponent when he spoke to them. Adesanya is one of the greatest middleweights in MMA history — probably the second greatest ...

Kamaru Usman has provided his friend Israel Adesanya with some advice following his defeat ... “For Israel, man, honestly he’s at a point in his career to where – remember Anderson Silva got to this ...

UFC analyst Din Thomas has said that the decline Israel Adesanya is currently experiencing ... title fight due to unavailability “Even Anderson Silva fell off. It happens to everybody.

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.

Do not let Israel ... Saudi Arabia. Adesanya (24-4) is in an unusual place. The former UFC middleweight champion competes in his first non-title fight since beating Anderson Silva in February ...

The main event of the card is a middleweight matchup between former UFC champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourine ... former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva followed. That fight against ...

When Alex Pereira joined the UFC as an MMA neophyte in 2021, the thought of him chasing down his old kickboxing rival-turned-UFC champion Israel Adesanya ... he defeated Anderson Silva via ...

It’s been five years since Israel ... As Adesanya quickly ascended the middleweight rankings and cemented himself as a promising young star, he battled UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva at ...