Israel Adesanya has been in a downward slump since losing the middleweight title nearly two years ago, and the cause can be traced back to a single conversation. Before losing to Sean Strickland ...

His Philly Shell guard outmatched Joel. Born February 27, 1991, in Corona, California, Strickland holds a 29-6 MMA record. He won the middleweight title against Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in September ...

In UFC 293, Adesanya walked into the ring as the UFC middleweight champion. Going up against Sean Strickland, ‘The Last Stylebender’ was confident of his win. Unfortunately, after a strong ...

Israel Adesanya looked set to start another dominant rule over the UFC middleweight division after one of 2023’s best knockouts. When a late finish for Alex Pereira in November 2023 marked the ...

Israel Adesanya reveals Dana White tried to convince him not to fight at #UFC293 against Sean Strickland “Dana was like ‘Listen kid, you got enough money. Just chill out.’ Advertisement I ...

Israel Adesanya has opened up about a key moment in his recent decline, admitting he ignored UFC President Dana White’s advice before suffering a shocking loss to Sean Strickland in 2023 at UFC 293.

Strickland, who stunned the MMA world in 2023 by defeating Israel Adesanya to win the UFC middleweight title, has not been in the best form of late. He lost the belt to Dricus Du Plessis in his ...

Following his saga with Alex Pereira, Adesanya lost back-to-back fights to Sean Strickland and most recently Dricus Du Plessis. Now, he'll look to reclaim his throne once again with a win over a ...

That was until defeating Israel Adesanya by submission at UFC 305, helping give him 10 straight wins, and bringing his ...

In another YouTube video with Goggins, Adesanya explained why he has a rematch with Sean Strickland in his crosshairs this year. “I told Hunter [Campbell], I told my coach, ‘Yeah, it’s time.’ ...

The session, designed to push Adesanya beyond his limits, came amid a three-fight losing skid, with the UFC star seeking a mental reset ahead of a potential Sean Strickland rematch. Adesanya was ...