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Nigeria-born UFC fighter Israel Adesanya is still eager for the UFC Africa event despite losing his UFC middleweight belt in November. The 33-year-old lost his middleweight belt to Brazilian Alex Pereira following a fifth-round knockout in their fight at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. The defeat was his first at the middleweight level and just the second of his inspiring MMA career so...

UFC: Drake loses $2m in Adesanya’s loss to Pereira

by Taiye Taiwo

13 November 2022

Music superstar Drake lost his bet of $2 million in the fight between Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira in the UFC 281 main event on Sunday morning. Drake backed the 'Last Stylebender' to retain his middleweight belt at the Madison Square Garden with a potential winning of $2.9 million. However, things did not go as expected with Adesanya defeated by TKO in the fifth round...

UFC: Israel Adesanya dethroned by technical knockout in title defence

by Taiye Taiwo

13 November 2022

Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya has lost his UFC middleweight belt after suffering a fifth-round technical knockout to Alex Pereira in Saturday's night UFC 281 event. The rivalry between Pereira and Adesanya was ignited at the Madison Square Garden but it ended the same way as their previous two fights in kickboxing. Pereira continued his dominance over the 'Last Stylebender' with strings of heavy punches in the fifth...

Israel Adesanya cried after disappointing display in UFC win

by Taiye Taiwo

9 November 2022

Nigeria-born Mixed Martial Artiste Israel Adesanya has revealed that he cried after he defeated Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 to retain his middleweight crown. Adesanya, fondly called the Last Stylebender, admitted that he was not pleased with his performance and he could not hide his feelings backstage. The 33-year-old who is also a citizen of New Zealand is yet to be knocked down in the UFC...

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