Tag: Israel Adesanya

Nassourdine Imavov Knocks Out Israel Adesanya In Round Two

Ganiyu Amodu

Israel Adesanya finds himself in a precarious position in the middleweight division after suffering a shocking knockout loss to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night 250 in Saudi Arabia. The former two-time middleweight champion entered the bout facing mounting pressure after back-to-back defeats to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis. Despite being the favorite, Adesanya was unable to stop the skid, as Imavov, a Dagestani-born Frenchman, delivered the biggest victory of his career with a stunning second-round knockout. Adesanya started the fight light on his feet, using a series of…

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Israel Adesanya Backs Ngannou To Beat Wilder

Ganiyu Amodu

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya backs Francis Ngannou to beat former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. Ngannou is rumoured to be planning a return to the sweet science at some point this year, along with an MMA fight. The ‘Predator’s’ last combat sports outing came in October when he beat Renan Ferreira to become the PFL’s Super Fights heavyweight champion following a knockout loss to Anthony Joshua seven months prior. Ngannou has been frequently linked with a showdown against Wilder, however, there are questions as to whether the ‘Bronze…

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Pereira Knocks Out Adesanya, Claims UFC Middleweight Title +PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

Blow-by-blow account of how Pereira ended Nigeria Adesanya’s UFC reign   Alex Pereira pulled off an upset against Israel Adesanya with a technical knockout in the fifth round during the main event at the UFC 281 to become the new UFC middleweight champion ending Adesanya’s reign atop the division on Sunday morning. Adesanya fought a near-perfect fight. He had Pereira out on his feet at the end of Round 1, but the Brazilian returned the favour in Round 5 to snatch it. Adesanya was seeking revenge after losing two fights…

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Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya Gets $1.8m For Defeating Jarred Cannonier

ADEOLA YUSUF

The win marks twelfth straight win for the 32 year-old in the middleweight division Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya retained his UFC middleweight title with a win via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) over his challenger, Jarred Cannonier in the UFC 276 bout which took place at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada this morning. The 32-year-old Nigerian was far superior to his opponent and easily retained his middleweight championship after dominating all five rounds. READ ALSO: Why We Moved 2023 Africa Cup of Nations To 2024 – CAF Money Rain As…

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