Reinier de Ridder has praised Israel Adesanya's past reign as the UFC middleweight champion. He noted that Adesanya's champion mentality and ways of overcoming adversity were inspirational.

Not only did Tavares fight four current/former UFC champions, Tavares also went the distance with former title challenger Yoel Romero, Dricus du Plessis as well as Israel Adesanya in their first ...

His most recent victims are Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland, with the latter losing to 'Stillknocks' twice. One of the unique things about du Plessis is his awkward and often strange fighting ...

Du Plessis won the middleweight belt with a decision victory over Sean Strickland in January 2024, before retaining the gold by submitting Israel Adesanya in August and outpointing Strickland ...

Always the proponent of former US Navy SEAL, David Goggins, UFC color commentator, Joe Rogan has once more come to the defense of the former after he put Israel Adesanya through the ringer. Goggins, a ...

Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC) has spent the better part of the last four years as the UFC’s 185-pound champion, and with good reason. He’s a technical yet creative striker who is most dangerous when ...