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UFC 276: ‘Adesanya vs. Cannonier’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon remains in Nevada for tonight’s UFC 276 event, a twelve-bout fight card headlined by Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier. Adesanya (22-1 MMA) will be looking to earn his fifth title defense when he takes to the Octagon this evening. ‘Stylebender’ last competed at UFC 271 back in February, where he earned a unanimous […]
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Luke Rockhold gives take on potential Israel Adesanya fight: “I’m the only one who can beat Izzy”
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold believes he’s the only one who can defeat Israel Adesanya. The 37-year-old is set to return in August against Paulo Costa. It’s been a long road back to the octagon for the former UFC middleweight champion. Rockhold last competed against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 239 in July 2019. Furthermore, […]
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UFC 276 Weigh-In Results: Israel Adesanya comes in at a lean 183.5 lbs
UFC 276 takes place tomorrow, Saturday July 2nd, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. In the main event, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (22-1 MMA) will defend his middleweight title for the fifth time when he faces challenger Jared Cannonier (15-5 MMA). Adesanya, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has only 1 loss to his record […]
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“I’m going to TikTok dance on your grave” Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland in fiery exchange at UFC 276 presser
Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland are two of the most outspoken characters in the UFC. They could be on a collision course now after firing off a slew of insults at one another during the UFC 276 pre-fight press conference. Strickland is currently ranked at #4 in the middleweight division and is facing Adesanya’s former […]
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Israel Adesanya compares fighters to strippers due to their pay: “We need to get paid like it’s a f*****g big deal”
Israel Adesanya thinks fighters need to be paid more money. Adesanya has been vocal in the past about fighter pay, especially with Francis Ngannou going through his contract dispute. Although ‘Stylebender’ signed a lucrative deal prior to his last fight, he says fighters are still paid like strippers and should instead be paid more like […]
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Alex Pereira confused by Israel Adesanya’s “big pillow gloves” comment ahead of UFC 276: “Already make him leave on the stretcher with a balloon on him, imagine what’s going to happen with four-ounce”
Alex Pereira says he is confused by Israel Adesanya’s ‘big pillow gloves’ comment ahead of UFC 276. Adesanya spoke about a potential rematch with Pereira ahead of UFC 276. Pereira defeated ‘The Last Stylebender’ twice in kickboxing but Adesanya stated that the MMA doesn’t have ‘big pillow gloves’ like kickboxing and the middleweight champion can’t […]
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Israel Adesanya says Sean Strickland must “fight with his ego” if he wants to beat Alex Pereira at UFC 276: “If I’m being honest, he might get f**ked up”
Israel Adesanya says Sean Strickland must ‘fight with his ego’ if he wants to beat Alex Pereira at UFC 276. It will be Sean Strickland (25-3 MMA) vs Alex Pereira (5-1 MMA) in a middleweight bout on Saturday, July 2nd at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Strickland is coming into the Octagon with six […]
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Israel Adesanya offers $3 million for anyone who can ever find any concrete evidence that he’s taken PEDs: “When you’re great, they talk about ‘Tittygate’”
Israel Adesanya has offered $3 million to anyone who can find concrete evidence of him using performance-enhancing drugs. This weekend at UFC 276, Israel Adesanya will defend the UFC middleweight title against Jared Cannonier as his historic reign as champion continues. Adesanya has turned back a parade of challengers and in addition to his success […]
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Israel Adesanya receives USADA jacket for 50 clean drug tests, takes a shot at Jon Jones: “You’ll never find me under the cage”
Israel Adesanya has taken a shot at Jon Jones as he received his USADA jacket for 50 clean drug tests. Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight title in the main event of UFC 276 as he faces Jared Cannonier. Although the champ has only been in the UFC since 2018 he has already cleared […]
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Dana White says it “makes a lot of sense” for Alex Pereira to receive a title shot with a win over Sean Strickland at UFC 276: “He’s got two wins over Israel Adesanya”
UFC President, Dana White is saying ‘it makes a lot of sense’ for Alex Pereira to receive a title shot with a win over Sean Strickland at UFC 276. UFC 276’s pay-per-view main event, will see reigning middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya (22-1 MMA), defending his crown against the number 2 ranked contender Jared Cannonier (15-5 […]
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UFC 276 | Pro fighters make their picks for Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier title fight
In the main event of UFC 276, the middleweight title is up for grabs as Israel Adesanya looks to defend his belt as he faces Jared Cannonier. Heading into the fight, Adesanya is a -480 favorite while the challenger is a +330 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters […]
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Brendan Schaub opines Jared Cannonier is the perfect fight for Israel Adesanya: “He can light him up like a Christmas tree”
Brendan Schaub believes that Jared Cannonier is outmatched against Israel Adesanya at UFC 276. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is set to make another defense of his middleweight strap this weekend in Las Vegas. The 32-year-old is back for the first time since his decision victory over Robert Whittaker in February at UFC 271. Also on the […]
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Israel Adesanya claims Alex Pereira is the most overhyped fighter in the UFC: “I’ll make him look easy”
Israel Adesanya believes Alex Pereira is overhyped and he hopes he can expose that. When Pereira signed with the UFC it was highly anticipated due to the fact he is the former GLORY kickboxing champ and has two wins over Adesanya including one by KO. In his debut, he scored a highlight-reel KO win over […]
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Israel Adesanya shares his pick for the “biggest pretender” in the UFC
Israel Adesanya has shared his pick for the ‘biggest pretender’ in the UFC. UFC champion Israel Adesanya (22-1 MMA) has recently named middleweight rival Martin Vettori (18-5 MMA) as the biggest pretender in the UFC. Apparently ‘The Last Stylebender’ thinks Martin Vettori, the #3 ranked contender is somewhat fake or as he put it has […]
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Israel Adesanya explains why he would never consider sparring with “rotten apple” Sean Strickland: “He’s got many screws loose”
UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya has explained why he wouldn’t consider sparring with Sean Strickland. This Saturday night in Las Vegas, Israel Adesanya will defend his UFC middleweight championship when he goes head to head with Jared Cannonier. In addition to that, the main card will also feature a bout that promises to be a […]
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Israel Adesanya has a suggestion for Jon Jones
Israel Adesanya has some advice for Jon Jones. Adesanya is set to put the UFC Middleweight Championship on the line against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on July 2. If he defeats Cannonier, then Adesanya will make his fifth successful undisputed UFC Middleweight Title defense. Adesanya and Jones have long been going at it on […]
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Jared Cannonier downplays age concerns heading into Israel Adesanya fight: “I’m not a 38-year-old fighter, I’m a level 38 badass”
UFC middleweight Jared Cannonier isn’t worried about his age heading into his fight with Israel Adesanya. ‘Killa Gorilla’ is set to face the UFC middleweight champion next week at UFC 276. He earned the title opportunity following his brutal knockout of Derek Brunson in February. Furthermore, the bout will be the first time that Cannonier […]
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Robert Whittaker hits back at Israel Adesanya after the champ suggests he should move up to 205
Robert Whittaker believes there is a reason why Israel Adesanya wants him to move up to light heavyweight. Recently, Adesanya came out and said he recommended Whittaker to move up to light heavyweight. To many, the move makes sense given Whittaker is 0-2 against Adesanya and the chances of getting another title shot seems unlikely […]
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UFC Champion Israel Adesanya shares some career advice for former foe Robert Whittaker
UFC Champion Israel Adesanya is sharing some career advice with his former foe Robert Whittaker. The middleweight champion’s only loss of his MMA career came when he made the move from middleweight to light heavyweight. It was Israel Adesanya (22-1 MMA) vs Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA) at UFC 259 in March of 2021. Blachowicz won […]
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Israel Adesanya sends a warning to Alex Pereira ahead of UFC 276: “These ain’t big pillow gloves, these are four ounce deadly weapons that I can’t wait to drive through your face”
Israel Adesanya, the reigning UFC middleweight champion, has sent a warning to Alex Pereira ahead of UFC 276. It will be Adesanya (22-1 MMA) vs Jared Cannonier (15-5 MMA) on July 2nd at UFC 276 in the middleweight main event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC 276 will also see Alex Pereira […]
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Israel Adesanya plans a “spectacular” performance against Jared Cannonier, vows it will be like Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin
Israel Adesanya is expecting to put on a clinic in the main event of UFC 276 on July 2. Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight title against Jared Cannonier in what should be a tough test for the champ. However, throughout fight camp, he has vowed he will earn a stoppage win and now […]
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Sean Strickland shares his thoughts on current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya: “The guy probably jerks off to cartoons”
Sean Strickland is sharing his thoughts on the current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Stickland, no stranger to controversial comments, and stirring the pot as it were, has now taken aim at Israel Adesanya. Recently interviewed by ‘The Schmo’, Strickland spoke of Adesanya and his love for anime. While Strickland claims he likes Adesanya, he […]
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Robert Whittaker eyeing trilogy fight with Israel Adesanya: “The best is still to come”
UFC middleweight Robert Whittaker is looking to fight champion Israel Adesanya for the third time. ‘The Reaper’ is set to face Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris in September. The return will be his first bout since his unanimous decision defeat to Israel Adesanya in February. The defeat brought him to 0-2 in his series with […]
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Israel Adesanya shares prediction for UFC 275 main event between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka
Israel Adesanya, the UFC middleweight title holder, has shared his prediction for Glover Teixeira vs Jiri Prochazka at UFC 275. It will indeed be Teixeira (33-7 MMA) and Prochazka (28-3 MMA) battling it out in the cage in the light heavyweight event at UFC 275 this Saturday night, June 11th. The UFC event is taking […]
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Glover Teixeira claims Israel Adesanya will have a conversation with Dana White “to get away” from fighting Alex Pereira
Glover Teixeira thinks Israel Adesanya will avoid fighting his teammate Alex Pereira at all costs. Pereira and Adesanya fought twice in kickboxing with the Brazilian winning both including one by KO. Since then, ‘The Last Stylebender’ made the move to MMA and has become a UFC champion, this while Pereira just recently got back into […]
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Israel Adesanya disappointed with the actions of media members following Devin Haney title fight: “After a fight, the laaast thing I need is 75 mothaf**kaz in the ring”
UFC champion Israel Adesanya has questioned the post-fight of Devin Haney vs George Kambosos Jr from Saturday night. In front of over 40,000 fans at Marvel Stadium in Australia, Devin Haney put on an absolute clinic to defeat George Kambosos Jr and become the undisputed lightweight champion in boxing. Many felt as if Kambosos barely […]
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Robert Whittaker believes he’ll earn a trilogy fight with Israel Adesanya with a win over Marvin Vettori
Robert Whittaker thinks he’s close to getting another crack at Israel Adesanya. Whittaker and Adesanya first met at UFC 243 when ‘The Reaper’ was the middleweight champ and ‘The Last Stylebender’ was the interim champ. It was Adesanya winning the fight by a convincing second-round KO. The pair would have their rematch at UFC 271 […]
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Luke Rockhold doesn’t care about UFC title but targets fight against Israel Adesanya to “test myself against the best”
Luke Rockhold is hoping to share the Octagon with Israel Adesanya so he can test himself against the best. Rockhold, the former Strikeforce, and UFC middleweight champion is set to return to the Octagon at UFC 277 on July 30 against Paulo Costa. It’s his first fight since Jan Blachowicz brutally knocked him out in […]