Believe it or not, Sean Strickland actually had something nice to say about fellow former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya – and his words seemed genuine. Strickland, who challenges Dricus Du Plessis for the 185-pound title in a rematch Saturday at UFC 312 (ESPN+ pay-per-view) in Sydney, appeared Tuesday on Fox Sports Australia, where he
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-saudi-arabia-israel-adesanya-retire-loss February 4, 2025 1:25 pm ET Israel Adesanya is in a tricky spot. For the first time in his MMA career, Adesanya has suffered three defeats in a row, with his latest being this past
Daniel Cormier believes Israel Adesanya still has some fight left in him after UFC Fight Night 250. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third consecutive loss when he was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Adesanya has now lost four
Michael Bisping faced Israel Adesanya with a harsh reality check after UFC Fight Night 250. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third-straight loss when he was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in Saturday’s main event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Having now lost four of his past five,
Mike Angovereflected on Israel Adesanya’s knockout loss at UFC Fight Night 250. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in the second round of Saturday’s main event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In the opening minute of Round 2, Adesanya claimed he was poked in
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-312-preview-adesanya-imavov-page-live-stream-analysis February 3, 2025 7:30 am ET Check out this week’s “Spinning Back Clique,” MMA Junkie’s weekly live show that takes a spin through the biggest topics in mixed martial arts. This week’s panel of Brian
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-fight-night-250-post-event-facts-israel-adesanya-career-uncharted-territory February 2, 2025 6:00 pm ET The UFC’s second visit to Saudi Arabia produced some meaningful results as UFC Fight Night 250 took place Saturday from ANB Arena in Riyadh. In the main event, Nassourdine
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/02/ufc-saudi-arabia-israel-adesanya-next-fight-matchmaker-knockout-loss Mike Bohn and Abbey Subhan February 2, 2025 4:20 pm ET (ALSO SEE: Mick Maynard’s Shoes: What’s next for Nassourdine Imavov after UFC Fight Night 250 win?) Israel Adesanya is uncharted territory in his combat
Israel Adesanya Israel Adesanya somewhat forecasted questions about his potential demise when he said at media day on Wednesday that his legacy would go unaffected no matter how many losses he takes in a row going forward. The skid now sits at a career-worst three consecutive fights, and already questions about what this downturn, which
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 250 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $137,500. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. UFC Fight Night 250 took place at
Israel Adesanya is in uncharted territory for his combat sports career. The former UFC middleweight champion had never lost three consecutive fights across his lengthy kickboxing and MMA journey. After a knockout loss to Nassourdine Imavov in the UFC Fight Night 250 main event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that’s the exact position Adesanya (24-5 MMA,
Israel Adesanya has lost three fights in a row, but that doesn’t mean he’s lost the faith of UFC CEO Dana White. Following the UFC Fight Night 250 main event in which Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) was finished by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) punches, White praised the former UFC middleweight champion “I
