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...
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...
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...
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...
Nigeria-born Mixed Martial Artiste Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293. The fight is Strickland's first UFC title fight and it will come up in the Australian city of Sydney on September 10. The Last Stylebender was initially scheduled to face South Africa's Dircus du Plessis but the opponent is yet to recover from an injury. Adesanya stamped his...
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