Nigeria's Israel Adesanya was not successful in his quest to reclaim the middleweight title in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as he fell to South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis by submission in the fourth round of the UFC 305 main card in the early hours of Sunday. For the first time in his mixed martial art (MMA) career, Adesanya, who was looking to become the first...
The much-anticipated return of Jon ‘Bones’ Jones in the octagon went way better than planned as the two-time Light Heavyweight Champion made easy work of his French opponent and former Interim Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane in the UFC 285 event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday. BONES IS BACK ON TOP ????☠️@JonnyBones is the heavyweight champion of the world! He defeats Ciryl...
Nigeria's Israel Adesanya and his archrival Alex Pereira will rekindle their rivalry in a rematch of the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title bout set for April 8. On Friday, UFC president Dana White announced that the two fighters will headline the UFC 281 card, as Pereira will look to defend his title and put an end to the rivalry with Adesanya once and for all. White...
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...
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