Adesanya is interested in fighting Khamzat Chimaev, who recently beat Robert Whittaker in a big match. In a video he posted on YouTube, Adesanya said Chimaev is an exciting fighter, and he wants ...

Strickland plan, then Chimaev will have to look elsewhere for his next opponent. One interesting option in that situation would be former champ Israel Adesanya, who is easily the second-best ...

Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) wasn't surprised with the title-fight rematch being booked, but admits Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is definitely on his radar now. "Khamzat? Nah, I knew they were ...

However, Adesanya recently revealed that his preferred opponent was Khamzat Chimaev, expressing his desire for a fight against him. Following back-to-back losses, including a submission defeat to ...

"I was surprised the way Khamzat ran through Rob," Adesanya said. That was crazy. That made me want to fight him." Luckily for Chimaev, he might get Adesanya's wish. He is without an opponent ...

Israel Adesanya (right) addresses the contest that made him have admiration for Khamzat Chimaev (left) as a mixed martial artist. [Images courtesy: @KChimaev and @stylebender on X] Israel Adesanya ...

Israel Adesanya says he’s interested in fighting Khamzat Chimaev in 2025. The former two-time UFC middleweight recently fell short in his bid to win back his belt when he suffered a fourth-round ...

Nassourdine Imavov hopes to leapfrog Khamzat Chimaev as No. 1 contender after UFC Fight Night 250. Imavov (15-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) takes on former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-4 MMA ...

UFC Hall of Famer Chael Sonnen believes that Israel Adesanya could derail Khamzat Chimaev’s title fight aspirations with a victory over Nassourdine Imavov. Sonnen outlined how this scenario ...

Khamzat Chimaev gets his chance to finally become the UFC champion people predicted he'd be after his 2020 UFC debut. Chimaev will challenge UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319 on ...

"I was surprised the way Khamzat ran through Rob," Adesanya said. That was crazy. That made me want to fight him." Chimaev submitted Whittaker in the first round at UFC 308. / (Zuffa LLC ...