Israel Adesanya News

Cole Shelton - August 8, 2023

Israel Adesanya will be defending his middleweight title in Australia. UFC president Dana White announced on Tuesday that Adesanya is set to take on Sean Strickland in the main event of UFC 293 on September 9. The event will take place in Sydney, Australia.

Susan Cox - August 8, 2023

Sean Strickland is insinuating that he will be fighting Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 293. While initially it looked like an Adesanya vs. Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA) was in the cards, after the latter’s TKO victory over Robert Whittaker (24-7 MMA) at UFC 290, then came the announcement that ‘Stillknocks’  was injured and wouldn’t be available to fight in September.

Harry Kettle - August 7, 2023

Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland will reportedly square off for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 293. After it was revealed that Dricus du Plessis wouldn’t be back in time for UFC 293, many wondered who would headline the card in Sydney, Australia. Now, with just over a month to go until fight night, it seems as if we have our answer.

Susan Cox - August 1, 2023

Israel Adesanya is saying he was wrong to question Robert Whittaker’s Kiwi heritage. ‘The Last Stylebender’ used to refer to Robert Whittaker as a ‘mozzie’, questioning the fighters heritage as a New Zealand born fighter representing Australia.

Cole Shelton - July 31, 2023

Israel Adesanya was impressed by Alex Pereira’s performance against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291. Pereira was moving up to light heavyweight not even four months after being knocked out by Adesanya to lose his middleweight title. In his 205lbs debut in the UFC, the Brazilian was given the former champ in Blachowicz who was coming off a draw against Magomed Ankalaev.

Harry Kettle - July 31, 2023

Alex Pereira has explained why he wants a possible trilogy bout with Israel Adesanya to take place at middleweight. Last weekend, Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz via decision in his light heavyweight debut. While he’s certainly interested on hunting down another title at 205 pounds, he also hasn’t forgotten about his rivalry with Israel Adesanya.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - July 30, 2023

Israel Adesanya has fired back at Sean Strickland over a recent tweet. Adesanya is left wondering who will be fighting for his UFC Middleweight Championship next. After his sensational performance against Robert Whittaker at UFC 290, many thought Dricus du Plessis was a lock to challenge “Izzy” at UFC 293. That idea is out the window, as du Plessis won’t be able to recover in time for the September 9 date.

Harry Kettle - July 28, 2023

Israel Adesanya has given his thoughts on the UFC 291 match-up between Alex Pereira and Jan Blachowicz. This Saturday night, Alex Pereira will battle Jan Blachowicz in the co-main event of UFC 291. It will mark the light heavyweight debut of ‘Poatan’, whereas Blachowicz is hoping to set himself up for another title opportunity.

Harry Kettle - July 27, 2023

Sean Strickland has claimed that he will not be fighting Israel Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title at UFC 293. After UFC 290, it seemed pretty nailed on that Dricus du Plessis would face Israel Adesanya for the belt later this year. Unfortunately, with the South African not being available, it was then suggested that Sean Strickland would get the call. He made it clear from the word go that he’d need to receive a big payday in order to say yes, especially with there being less than two months to go until fight night.

Harry Kettle - July 26, 2023

UFC star Sean O’Malley has heaped praise on Israel Adesanya for being one of the greatest UFC champions of all time. Following his win over Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya is once again the UFC middleweight champion. Later this year, he’s expected to defend the belt once again, reportedly against Sean Strickland. In the eyes of many, he’s one of the best to ever do it – and may have even surpassed Anderson Silva at 185 pounds.

Harry Kettle - July 25, 2023

MMA analyst Chael Sonnen believes Israel Adesanya has been able to surpass fellow UFC champion Jon Jones. When it comes to Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones, their legacies have largely already been written. Both have been successful world champions in the UFC, and both have been through some real adversity along the way. Many see Jones as the greatest of all time, and Adesanya is certainly working hard to reach that point.

Harry Kettle - July 24, 2023

Jared Cannonier has given his thoughts on a potential title match-up between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland. At UFC 293 in September, Israel Adesanya was originally expected to take on Dricus du Plessis. However, with the South African not expected to be ready in time for the event, Adesanya has instead called out Sean Strickland.

Cole Shelton - July 20, 2023

Sean Strickland has responded to Israel Adesanya saying they will be fighting in Australia at UFC 293. Adesanya took to social media to announce that Dricus Du Plessis won’t be able to fight him at UFC 293 in Australia on September 9. He also claimed Strickland would be stepping in, but the American says in order for him to face Adesanya in September he needs to be paid accordingly.

Harry Kettle - July 20, 2023

Israel Adesanya has given his thoughts on critics calling him soft as he prepares to take on Sean Strickland at UFC 293. Following his win over Robert Whittaker, it seemed as if Dricus du Plessis was next in line for a UFC middleweight title shot. Unfortunately, it no longer appears as if that’s the case, as he won’t be ready in time to collide with Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 in Australia.

Cole Shelton - July 19, 2023

Israel Adesanya says he won’t be fighting Dricus Du Plessis his next time out. At UFC 290, Du Plessis was fighting Robert Whittaker in a title-eliminator fight with the winner set to face Adesanya next. Ultimately, it was Dricus Du Plessis who won by second-round TKO in a phenomenal performance. After the win, Adesanya and Du Plessis had a faceoff and all signs pointed to the two fighting in Australia in September.

Harry Kettle - July 19, 2023

Henry Cejudo has given his thoughts on Israel Adesanya’s interaction with Dricus du Plessis back at UFC 290. Earlier this month at UFC 290, Israel Adesanya made some major headlines. After Dricus du Plessis was able to defeat Robert Whittaker, Adesanya got into the cage and engaged in some intense trash talk with the South African. It included him using some controversial language, with many believing that it was a fairly awkward/uncomfortable encounter.

Harry Kettle - July 18, 2023

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has revealed that he plans on training with Jon Jones in the future. In a bizarre turn of events, Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones appear to be friends. At the very least, there’s a mutual respect there, which didn’t appear to be present when they previously went back and forth on social media. The two ran into each other recently and appeared to be having a great time, squashing the beef they held for so long.

Josh Evanoff - July 17, 2023

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has given his side of his face-off with Dricus du Plessis. ‘The Last Stylebender’ was last seen at UFC 290 earlier this month. The middleweight champion was in attendance to support his friend and teammate, Alexander Volkanovski, who was in the main event. While ‘The Great’ scored a stoppage win over Yair Rodriguez, Israel Adesanya was also there for another reason.