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Pros react to Israel Adesanya defeating Anderson Silva at UFC 234
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva took on rising star Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 234 tonight in Melbourne, Australia. This evening’s event was originally supposed to be headlined by a middleweight title fight featuring reigning champion Robert Whittaker taking on top contender Kelvin Gastelum. However, just hours prior to the commencement […]
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UFC 234 Results: Israel Adesanya defeats Anderson Silva (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC 234 event was headlined by a middleweight bout between former division champion Anderson Silva and surging contender Israel Adesanya. Anderson Silva entered the octagon for the first time in over a year tonight in Melbourne. “The Spider” was last seen in action at UFC 208, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over […]
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UFC 234 Live Results
The octagon returns to Australia this evening for the promotions UFC 234 pay-per-view event which is now headlined by a middleweight bout between Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya. Tonight’s pay-per-view event was expected to be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum. However, “The Reaper” was forced to withdraw from […]
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Israel Adesanya believes it would be in UFC’s ‘best interest’ if he was champion
Tomorrow night, the ‘Stylebender’ Israel Adesanya will be looking to take out the legendary Anderson Silva in the UFC 234 co-main event in Melbourne, Australia. Meanwhile, the main event of the evening will see his division’s title be fought over as the middleweight champion Robert Whittaker looks to defend against Kelvin Gastelum. With many believing […]
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Israel Adesanya coach trashes ‘Lance Armstrong of MMA’ Anderson Silva
Eugene Bareman, who serves as the coach of red-hot contender Israel Adesanya, is not a fan of his star pupil’s UFC 234 opponent, former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva. In fact, Bareman feels that, after the Brazilian’s unfortunate brushes with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Anderson Silva is basically now the “Lance Armstrong of […]
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UFC 234 odds | Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya both favored to win
UFC 234, the promotion’s first pay-per-view of the year, is just around the corner. This card, which goes down in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday night, will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between champion Robert Whittaker and challenger Kelvin Gastelum. The co-main event, meanwhile, will also occur at middleweight, as MMA legend Anderson Silva […]
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Jon Jones debunks comparisons to Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya is arguably the most hyped fighter in the UFC right now. In a way, his rise has been quite similar to the rise of Jon Jones, who is now considered one of the best fighters ever. The similar trajectories of Jones and Adesanya has led many fans and pundits to compare the two. […]
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Dana White says UFC 234 fight could be the last for Anderson Silva
This Saturday at UFC 234 could be the last time we see Anderson Silva in the octagon. That’s according to UFC President Dana White who told TMZ, that if Silva is knocked out by Israel Adesanya in their middleweight co-main event matchup, it could be the end of the road for “The Spider.” “I don’t […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Pro fighters make their picks for Israel Adesanya vs Anderson Silva
The UFC’s first pay-per-view of 2019 will go down in Melbourne, Australia and be topped by a middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum. However, arguably the fight most fans are looking forward to is the co-main event where rising superstar Israel Adesanya will take on former champion Anderson Silva. Ahead of this […]
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Israel Adesanya takes credit for selling out UFC 234
UFC 234, which goes down this weekend in Melbourne, Australia, will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between champ Robert Whittaker and challenger Kelvin Gastelum, and co-headlined by a middleweight contender bout between former champ Anderson Silva and rising star Israel Adesanya. The card sold out almost immediately. That, New Zealand’s Israel Adesanya, is […]
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Three UFC fighters poised for big things in 2019
2019 is officially here, and it’s looking like it could be a huge year for a number of rising UFC stars, such as surging striking sensation Israel Adesanya. Without further ado, here are three UFC fighters we expect to do big things in this new year. Israel Adesanya Israel Adesanya burst onto the scene in […]
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Anderson Silva downplays similarities between himself and Israel Adesanya
On February 9, at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will battle red-hot contender Israel Adesanya. Heading into this matchup, many fans have suggested that Silva and Adesanya are quite similar. Some have even suggested that the latter is a newer, younger version of the former. Anderson Silva isn’t so […]
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Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is not happy about Anderson Silva’s potential title shot
UFC President Dana White recently divulged that the winner of Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya’s UFC 234 showdown is likely to get the next crack at the UFC middleweight belt. For Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, who has been working to earn a UFC middleweight title shot for years, this was unwelcome news. Speaking to Brazil’s Portal […]
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Michael Bisping confident he would “have an easy time” against Israel Adesanya
Streaking UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya is easily one of the most hyped fighters on the UFC roster at present. Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is impressed by the Nigerian-born New Zealander — but not so much that he believes he couldn’t beat him. In fact, Bisping believes he’d have “an easy time” against […]
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Israel Adesanya responds to Anderson Silva critics: ‘He’s not Chuck Liddell’
It was recently announced that UFC 234 will feature a middleweight showdown between streaking contender Israel Adesanya and former middleweight champ Anderson Silva. While some fans are thrilled about this clash of legendary strikers, others feel it’s irresponsible matchmaking; a chance to feed the aging legend Anderson Silva to a hyped-up young fighter. Israel Adesanya […]
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Israel Adesanya discusses Anderson Silva matchup, ‘I know this man better than he knows himself’
Two days ago, a pretty surprising matchup was announced as former middleweight king Anderson Silva was announced to be making his return against the rising contender, Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 in February. Adesanya just recently dispatched of Derek Brunson at UFC 230 who also happens to be Silva’s last opponent as well. However, Adesanya’s […]
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Breaking! Anderson Silva will return to the octagon at February’s UFC 234 event against Israel Adesanya
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva will return to the octagon on February 9 in Melbourne to taking on rising star Israel Adesanya. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto broke the news just moments ago on Twitter. Breaking: Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya headed to UFC 234 on Feb. 9 in Melbourne. Ohhhhh. My. Story coming to @ESPN. […]
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Israel Adesanya believes his next fight will be historic
Israel Adesanya is a rising star in the UFC. The New Zealander signed with the promotion early in 2018 and has had a phenomenal year. The 29-year-old went 4-0 in 2018 and is the favorite to win breakthrough fighter of the year. Adesanya went from a virtual unknown to being ranked sixth in the middleweight division […]
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Israel Adesanya turns down backup spot for Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum fight at UFC 234
You can scratch Israel Adesanya off the list of potential backup fighters for the Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum middleweight title fight at UFC 234. That’s according to Adesanya himself who told the New Zealand Herald that following a meeting with UFC President Dana White last week he’s not interested in taking that spot. “[White] […]
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Israel Adesanya explains how he will beat Robert Whittaker
Israel Adesanya looks more and more like a future UFC middleweight title challenger with every passing fight. In fact, after his UFC 230 execution of long-time contender Derek Brunson, his fighting for the title in the near future looks less like a likelihood and more like a downright certainty. The UFC middleweight title is currently […]
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VIDEO | Israel Adesanya says Yair Rodriguez’ knockout at UFC Denver wasn’t luck, ‘That was some Matrix-type sh*t.’
“That [elbow knockout by Yair Rodriguez] was crazy. And I’m seeing a lot of people saying that that was lucky, that was a lucky knockout… Like, really smart people who, that are like legends of the game. Literally, the example that they gave was, ‘well, he threw it twice beforehand. He threw it twice beforehand […]
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Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza downplays Israel Adesanya’s UFC 230 win: ‘He didn’t impress me’
UFC 230 was a big night for the UFC middleweight division. First, we saw undefeated striking sensation Israel Adesanya burst into the division’s top-10 with a first-round dissection of Derek Brunson. Then, an hour or so later, we saw former Strikeforce middleweight champ Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza surge back into title contention with a jaw-dropping third-round […]
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Weighing the options of Israel Adesanya after UFC 230
So many times before, we’ve seen massively hyped fighters stumble as the near the proverbial mountaintop. Surging UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya, however, could not have looked more surefooted in his massive UFC 230 showdown with missile-fisted wrestler Derek Brunson. Ahead of the fight, it was easy to imagine a world where Brunson repeatedly took […]
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Israel Adesanya says he nearly pulled out of UFC 230
On Saturday night, at UFC 230, Israel Adesanya had a coming out party of sorts. The rising star defeated Derek Brunson in the first round by TKO. Adesanya looked composed the entire fight, however, in the post-fight press conference, Israel Adesanya revealed his fight against Brunson almost didn’t happen. “I almost pulled out of this […]
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Dana White praises Israel Adesanya after TKO of Derek Brunson: ‘He’s the whole package’
Last night, in the opening bout of the UFC 230 main card, red-hot UFC middleweight contender Israel Adesanya picked up the biggest win of his career, dissecting long-time contender Derek Brunson with some of the finest striking we’ve ever seen in the Octagon. With this win, just about everybody jumped aboard the Israel Adesanya hype […]
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Pros react to Israel Adesanya’s stoppage victory over Derek Brunson at UFC 230
A middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Israel Adesanya and Derek Brunson took place at tonight’s UFC 230 event in New York City. Undefeated middleweight Israel Adesanya (14-0 MMA) returned to the octagon for the first time since scoring a unanimous decision victory over Brad Tavares in July. Meanwhile, Derek Brunson entered tonight’s UFC 230 […]
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UFC 230 Results: Israel Adesanya finishes Derek Brunson in Round 1
A middleweight bout between perennial division contenders Israel Adesanya and Derek Brunson took place at tonight’s UFC 230 event in New York City. Undefeated middleweight Israel Adesanya (14-0 MMA) returns to the octagon for the first time since scoring a unanimous decision victory over Brad Tavares in July. Meanwhile, Derek Brunson will be looking to […]
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Derek Brunson on Israel Adesanya “He ain’t Jon Jones, not even close”
Israel Adesnaya looks build off his impressive win over Brad Tavares in July as he’s set to face Derek Brunson at UFC 230 tonight. Being a young, outspoken, undefeated middleweight, “The Last Stylebender” often finds himself compared to former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. While many fans are quick to make these comparisons, Adesanya’s […]