Tag: Israel Adesanya
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UFC: Pereira knocks out Adesanya to claim middleweight title belt
The Brazillian Pereira surprisingly pulled out from a looming defeat to snatch a victory from the jaws of death by knocking out Israel Adesanya in the final round to claim another knockout defeat on his opponent. Adesanya was seeking revenge after losing two fights to Pereira in kickboxing back in 2016 and 2017.
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Israel Adesanya beats Cannonier, retains UFC middleweight title
Nigerian born UFC fighter Israel Adesanya has retained his middleweight title with an effortless victory over Jared Cannonier at UFC 276. He defeated his opponent via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) to retain the UFC middleweight championship.
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Why I don’t touch gloves before UFC fights – Israel Adesanya
UFC champion, Israel Adesanya has explained the reason why he doesn’t touch opponents’ gloves at the start of every fight. Middleweight Adesanya usually puts his hand on top of his opponent’s fist instead of touching gloves. ‘The Last Stylebender’ said this is a strategic way to not give his opponent any indication of his range…
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I Thought I would Defeat Israel Adesanya To Claim The UFC Middleweight Belt – Whitetaker
Nigerian born Israel Adesanya retained his middleweight title at UFC 271 in Houston, Texas by defeating Australian, Robert Whittaker on Sunday The reigning UFC middleweight champion won via a unanimous decision after five rounds in his fourth consecutive title defense in front of 6,000 fans packed into the Toyota Center The final scorecards read 49-46,…
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UFC 271: Israel Adesanya retains middleweight title after Whittaker win
Israel Adesanya has defeated Robert Whittaker with a unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the main event of UFC 271 on Saturday night at Toyota Center. Sunday’s result was a far cry from their first meeting, when Adesanya secured a second-round KO of Whittaker at UFC 243 in October 2019. “I knew he was gonna…
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BREAKING: Israel Adesanya defeats Marvin Vettori to retain middleweight title
Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya has retained his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight belt after defeating Italian contender, Marvin Vettori, at the Gila River Arena in Arizona on Sunday. He won via a unanimous decision – (50-45, 50-45, 50-45). It is the second time both fighters faced themselves in the UFC with Adesanya running out victorious via…
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BREAKING: Israel Adesanya embarrasses Paulo Costa with TKO in second round
Israel Adesanya once again proved his dominance in the middleweight division with a second-round Technical Knockout (TKO) win over Paulo Costa in the main event of UFC 253 on Saturday. The champion was in the driver’s seat for the first round. Costa showed some patience in waiting to commit to an attack but Adesanya took…