Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer...
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Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya on 18 August 2024 at UFC 305. He won the fight via a face crank submission in the fourth round, Adesanya's first career submission...
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middleweight bout between former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya and Nassourdine Imavov headlined this event. A middleweight bout between...
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most famous victories, defeating the future UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya twice: once by unanimous decision, and once by a counter left hook...
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Championship bout that took place in April 2019 at UFC 236 between Israel Adesanya (who would go on to become a two-time middleweight champion) and The...
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UFC 276 (redirect from UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier)
week. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier headlined the event. A UFC Featherweight Championship...
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UFC 253 (redirect from UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa)
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on September 27, 2020 at the...
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UFC 243 (redirect from UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya)
Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) and undefeated interim champion Israel Adesanya served as the event's headliner. A women's bantamweight bout between...
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UFC 281 (redirect from UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira)
States. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira...
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Welterweight Champion) Dricus du Plessis and former two-time champion Israel Adesanya headlined the event. It marked the first time two African-born athletes...
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UFC 234 (redirect from UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva)
result of the last-minute change, the three-round co-main event between Israel Adesanya and former champion Anderson Silva was bumped up to the main event...
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UFC 259 (redirect from UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya)
Light Heavyweight Champion) and UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya. If successful, Adesanya would become the fourth man to be champion in two divisions...
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Year Nominee vs. Israel Adesanya UFC.com Awards 2023: Ranked #4 Fighter of the Year & Ranked #2 Upset of the Year vs. Israel Adesanya King of the Cage...
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of the Month vs. Israel Adesanya 2019 Fight of the Year vs. Israel Adesanya MMA Fighting 2019 Fight of the Year vs. Israel Adesanya Cageside Press 2019...
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future champion Israel Adesanya at UFC on Fox 29. He lost the fight via a split decision, with two judges scoring the fight 29–28 for Adesanya, and the third...
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Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya headlined the event. The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which...
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"Midnight Mania! Whittaker Vs. Adesanya Is Set!". mmamania.com. Retrieved 20 June 2019. "UFC 243 results, highlights: Israel Adesanya claims middleweight crown...
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UFC 263 (redirect from UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2)
champion Israel Adesanya and Marvin Vettori headlined the event. The pair previously met at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje, where Adesanya won via split...
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Performance of the Night award. Błachowicz faced UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya for his first title defense on March 6, 2021, at UFC 259. He won the...
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backup fighter for the UFC Middleweight Championship fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero at UFC 248 on March 7, 2020, however, on February 14...
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UFC 271 (redirect from UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2)
States. A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between then champion Israel Adesanya and former champion Robert Whittaker (also The Ultimate Fighter: The...
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UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland headlined the event. Former title challenger Jared...
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unanimous decision. Imavov faced former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya in the main event on 1 February 2025 at UFC Fight Night 250. He won...
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UFC 248 (redirect from UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero)
A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between the current champion Israel Adesanya and former interim title challenger (as well as 2000 Olympic silver...
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Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya served as the co-main event. A bantamweight bout between Boston Salmon...
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East in 961 Israel Abanikanda (born 2002), American football player Israel Abrahams (1858–1925), British scholar and author Israel Adesanya (born 1989)...
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of Representatives Israel Adesanya (born 1989), Nigerian-born New Zealand mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer Jason Adesanya (born 1993), Belgian...
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notable figures in the MMA community, such as UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman, called for legal changes...
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Nigerian and New Zealand professional mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya. The film follows Adesanya's early life, upbringing, and his decision to pursue mixed...
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Auckland with fellow UFC fighters, former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker and Kai Kara-France. Members of Volkanovski's team have...
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