After Alex Pereira had scored three wins over Israel Adesanya across kickboxing and mixed martial arts, it was fair to think he simply had Adesanya's number. In the main event of UFC 287 on ...

At 35, Adesanya isn’t the youngest fighter in the division anymore but only he knows for certain what the future holds after his knockout loss on Saturday.

Israel Adesanya is back. The Last Stylebender reclaimed his middleweight throne with a second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira to close out UFC 287 from the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida.

Adesanya, born in Nigeria and raised in New Zealand, entered the UFC in 2018 and won the middleweight belt a year later when he beat then-champion Robert Whittaker in a stunning knockout.

Israel Adesanya admits he "hates" one top-ranked UFC welterweight, who recently suffered a unanimous decision loss.

Alex Pereira is the only person to knock out Israel Adesanya – and he's done it twice. Pereira scored a come-from-behind victory against Adesanya at UFC 281 on Saturday night to become the new ...

Israel Adesanya's evening came to a quick end on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. The former UFC middleweight champion fell via knockout in the second round to Nassourdine Imavov, dropping his overall ...

Israel Adesanya is often gracious in defeat, which was again the case following his recent shortcomings in the clash against Nassourdine Imavov. 'The Last Stylebender' was still aiming to prove ...

Israel Adesanya lost to Nassourdine Imavov on Saturday, and the defeat had fans saying the same thing. Imavov beat Adesanya via second-round TKO in their middleweight bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Adesanya avenged that knockout loss – and two kickboxing defeats by Pereira – with his own stoppage win in 2023, reclaiming the gold. Then, however, came the losses to Strickland, Du Plessis ...

Despite its limited infrastructure and resources, the country's dedication to developing the discipline has propelled it to ...