Israel Adesanya

Nigerian mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, won a $4,000 bet he placed on Enyimba to defeat Lobi Stars in their rescheduled matchday three encounter in the Nigeria Premier Football League on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion revealed via his official X handle that he had placed a substantial stake on Enyimba to emerge victorious. “Is a goooooooaaaaalll!!” -...

UFC 305: Adesanya beaten by Du Plessis as South African retains middleweight title

by Ibikunle Salako

18 August 2024

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...

UFC: Israel Adesanya returns to action in UFC 305 title bout against Du Plessis

by Ibikunle Salako

16 August 2024

Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will make a return to the octagon this weekend when he battles South African fighter and reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis in the UFC 305 main card. Adesanya returns to action for the first time since losing the UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 back in September 2023. The Nigerian overcame Brazilian Alex...

UFC: Adesanya faces potential jail term after pleading guilty for drink-driving offence

by Kunle Fayiga

25 September 2023

Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, faces a potential three-month jail term after pleading guilty to drunk driving in a New Zealand court. According to ESPN, Adesanya was driving back home after a dinner with friends in Auckland on August 19 and underwent a Random Breath Test which revealed he had had 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in his body which is...

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UFC 293: Music star Drake places $500k bet on Adesanya to beat Strickland

by Taiye Taiwo

9 September 2023

Canadian rapper Drake is backing Nigeria-born UFC champion Israel Adesanya to retain his middleweight title when he challenges Sean Strickland in tonight's UFC 293. Drake placed a bet worth $500,000 on Adesanya to come out victorious which a potential winning of $920,000. Drake has not hidden his admiration for Adesanya's fighting skills and it won't be first time the music star is banking on the MMA...

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Nigeria’s UFC star Adesanya wins $4,000 bet as Enyimba beat Lobi Stars in NPFL

UFC 305: Adesanya beaten by Du Plessis as South African retains middleweight title

UFC: Israel Adesanya returns to action in UFC 305 title bout against Du Plessis

UFC: Adesanya faces potential jail term after pleading guilty for drink-driving offence

UFC 293: Music star Drake places $500k bet on Adesanya to beat Strickland

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