Paulo Costa scored the biggest win of his young UFC career at UFC 241, and he hopes to faces Israel Adesanya next.
And just like Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) chimed …read more
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It’s clear that Paulo Costa has no plans to be chummy with Israel Adesanya. Costa appears to be in prime position for a UFC middleweight title shot after defeating Yoel …read more
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Undefeated contender Paulo Costa has his sights set on a future matchup with current interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
The Brazilian standout, Costa (14-0 MMA), defeated former title challenger Yoel Romero …read more
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – At the conclusion of Paulo Costa’s fight Saturday night, the fans at Honda Center seemed thrilled. But they weren’t the only ones.
The UFC brass was happy enough …read more
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Brazilian middleweight contender Paulo Costa says interim champ Israel Adesanya made things ‘personal’ with his disparaging comments about arm length. Any doubts people had about Paulo Costa being legit were …read more
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Paulo Costa expects Robert Whittaker to defend the belt, but prefers Israel Adesanya to win because of personal reasons. …read more
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With the most important win of his career, Paulo Costa leapfrogged the rest of the UFC’s middleweight division and now stands as a clear-cut contender.
It …read more
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Ian Heinisch (pictured) fights Derek Brunson in a middleweight bout Saturday at UFC 241 in Anaheim, California | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
Ian Heinisch sees a lot of similarities …read more
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It’s been a long road for interim UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya used the UFC 243 press conference to reflect on how far he’s come.
To an outside fan, it appears …read more
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On the latest edition of his podcast, Chael Sonnen discussed Jon Jones’ career and the possibility of his being replaced by rising fighters like Israel Adesanya in the pound-for-pound debate.
Jones …read more
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UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and interim champ Israel Adesanya squared off Wednesday at the UFC 243 pre-fight press conference.
As you can expect, it was a tense staredown between the …read more
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A press conference will be held tonight (Aug. 14) to promote the Oct. 5 UFC 243 pay-per-view. UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and interim title holder Israel Adesanya will attend …read more
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Israel Adesanya has only been fighting in the UFC for a little over a year, but he’s quickly become a household name as well as the interim middleweight champion of …read more
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The UFC middleweight titles will be unified when Robert Whittaker defends his belt against interim straphanger Israel Adesanya in what could …read more
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At UFC 243 press conference, UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and interim champion Israel Adesanya will discuss their upcoming showdown …read more
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It’ll be champion vs. interim champion Oct. 5 (Oct. 6 locally) when reigning UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittakerand interim champion Israel Adesanya face off in a title unification battle at …read more
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Ahead of the biggest fight of his MMA career, Israel Adesanya has a new management team.
The UFC’s interim middleweight champion has signed with Paradigm …read more
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Over the past year and half, Israel Adesanya has quickly risen to the top of MMA. In April, he claimed an interim middleweight title by …read more
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Israel Adesanya is set to fight Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 243 this October in Australia.
Yet, in the lead up to the fight, a lot of the …read more
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It’s safe to say that Israel Adesanya is unconcerned about whom Robert Whittaker is training with ahead of UFC 243. Robert Whittaker and Jon Jones flirted with the idea of …read more
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A UFC middleweight is pulling for Robert Whittaker to defeat Israel Adesanya at UFC 243. Whittaker and Adesanya will collide in a middleweight title unification bout on Oct. 5. The …read more
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The next UFC middleweight title fight on the calendar will go down at UFC 243 on October 6, when undisputed champion Robert Whittaker will attempt to defend his title against …read more
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Kelvin Gastelum hopes that he can face Israel Adesanya in a rematch for the UFC middleweight gold. Gastelum and Adesanya did battle back in April. The two fought for the …read more
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UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will throw down in the biggest fight of his career later this year. ‘The Reaper’ will take on interim champion Israel Adesanya in the main …read more
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EDMONTON, Alberta — Krzysztof Jotko speaks to the media at UFC 240 about his decision win over Marc-André Barriault, the booing from the fans, a potential rematch with Uriah Hall, …read more
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Michael Bisping believes Israel Adesanya could make things interesting in a bout with Jon Jones.
Adesanya and Jones have been trading barbs ever since “The Last Stylebender” said he was “hunting” …read more
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In the main event of UFC 243, interim middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya will take on middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker. It is a highly-anticipated fight, and will be a massive event …read more
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LAS VEGAS – After the official announcement that UFC 243 is set to take place in Australia, UFC president Dana White believes it’ll be …read more
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The UFC middleweight championship unifier between champion Robert Whittaker and interim titleholder Israel Adesanya will land in a stadium in Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 6, according to UFC officials. (The …read more
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Earlier today the venue for Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker was announced, and Australia will be buzzing when two of Oceania’s own take center stage. But both Adesanya and Whittaker …read more
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Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium has a seating capacity of 60,000. We already knew Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya was the next …read more
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The middleweight championship unification bout between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 officially has a location. …read more
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UFC 243, which will be topped by a middleweight title fight between Australian champion Robert Whittaker and Kiwi interim champion Israel Adesanya, will officially go down in Australia. The card …read more
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Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya will meet inside the Octagon in Australia. | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting
Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya is official for a 60,000-seat stadium in …read more
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UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and interim champ Israel Adesanya will unify the titles in the main event of UFC 243 on Oct. 5 in Melbourne. …read more
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“If he beats Robert Whittaker, he’s a very, very dangerous guy and a guy Jones needs to take serious.” Despite the pronounced discrepancy in …read more
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UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has his next fight booked, but his friction with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is still producing waves.
Adesanya is looking …read more
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Count Dana White in on those who are interested in Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya. The two have gone back and forth with each other in interviews calling each other …read more
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Add UFC president Dana White to the list of people who are intrigued by a future dream matchup between light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
Since …read more
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Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been his usual calm self in the face of a barrage of trash talking coming from his opponent, Israel Adesanya, whom he …read more
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Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has been his usual calm self in the face of a barrage of trash talking coming from his opponent, Israel Adesanya, whom he …read more
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Robert Whittaker realizes that he isn’t chummy with Israel Adesanya. Whittaker and Adesanya are set to collide in a middleweight title unification bout on Oct. 5. The bout will headline …read more
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Robert Whittaker doesn’t generally engage in pre-fight antics, and he doesn’t plan to start with Israel Adesanya.
Going back and forth at the UFC summer news conference earlier this month, Adesanya …read more
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UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has yet to taste defeat in the UFC and has been able to successfully roll on to a 6-0 promotional record in less than …read more
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UFC interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya believes that most MMA fans are fickle and disloyal.
Speaking to MMA Fighting at the UFC Hall of Fame ceremony last weekend, the interim titleholder …read more
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Daniel Cormier captured the inaugural ESPY Award for best MMA fighter, beating out a field that included Amanda Nunes, Henry Cejudo and Israel Adesanya. …read more
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Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker don’t even know where their UFC 243 middleweight title fight will occur yet, but Adesanya is already letting the trash talk fly.
Speaking at the UFC …read more
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Robert Whittaker has no plans to be goaded into a verbal spat with Israel Adesanya.
Whittaker and Adesanya are set to collide in a middleweight title unification bout on Oct. 5. …read more
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Interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya wasn’t too intimidated by Robert Whittaker during their staredown during Friday’s summer news conference. On Friday, the UFC officially announced the middleweight title bout …read more
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Israel Adesanya is 17-0 as a pro mixed martial artist and 6-0 inside the UFC’s Octagon. While many of his UFC wins have looked quite effortless, others have come a …read more
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Marvin Vettori has not fought since April 2018, when he dropped a split-decision to Israel Adesanya at UFC on Fox 29. …read more
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‘Style bender was asked a question about me and the first thing he could think of was my cakes at weigh ins . Then went on to talk about …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker faced off for the first time since the announcement of their much anticipated middleweight title unification bout.
They are set to square off …read more
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Jon Jones wasn’t going to stay quiet regarding Israel Adesanya’s latest verbal jabs for long.
Jones vs. Adesanya is a dream matchup for many, but “Bones” has dismissed the idea in …read more
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The feud between interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and reigning light heavyweight champion Jon Jones just got turned up a notch. Following Jones’ UFC 239 title defense over Thiago Santos, …read more
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Consider UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker baffled by the backlash he’s received from Israel Adesanya.
Adesanya (17-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) has reiterated that Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) has been talking …read more
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Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya is officially set for UFC 243, where the event will take place is to be seen. At the summer press conference, the two traded shots, …read more
Source:: MMANews
Michael Bisping thinks Israel Adesanya is due for his comeuppance.
UFC 243 will play host to a middleweight title unification bout. Champion Robert Whittaker will collide with interim title holder Adesanya …read more
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When Jorge Masvidal knocked Ben Askren unconcious with a flying knee in just five seconds at UFC 239, he left thousands of onlookers in shock. That includes UFC interim middleweight …read more
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Watch Adesanya as he witnesses the most violent finish of the night at UFC 239 in Las Vegas. Israel Adesanya is not one to hold back when it comes to …read more
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Israel Adesanya has offered a response to Jon Jones’ offer to help train with Robert Whittaker and he didn’t have many kind things to say.
Adesanya is the interim UFC middleweight …read more
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Interim UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya will officially meet undisputed middleweight champion Robert Whittaker at October’s UFC 243. Although the anticipated unification fight doesn’t yet have a location, one of …read more
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LAS VEGAS – Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya will determine the undisputed UFC middleweight champion when they clash in the main event of UFC 243 this fall.
The event takes place …read more
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Earlier today (Fri. July 5, 2019) the anticipated middleweight title fight between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya was confirmed for October’s UFC 243. The fight is a huge one that …read more
Source:: MMANews
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and interim champ Israel Adesanya will unify the titles in the main event of UFC 243 on Oct. 5. …read more
Source:: ESPN
A middleweight title unification bout between UFC champion Robert Whittaker and interim titleholder Israel Adesanya was made official earlier today (Fri., July 5, 2019) by UFC officials.
The 185-pound scrap has …read more
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The middleweight title unification bout between Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya is set for Octobe. The UFC middleweight title now has an official date for its unification.
On Friday, the …read more
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has made it official, Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya will square off at UFC 243 this October to unify the middleweight belts. …read more
Source:: Sherdog
The anticipated Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya middleweight title match-up is official. The UFC announced on Twitter today (Fri., July 5, 2019) that undisputed champ Whittaker will take on interim …read more
Source:: MMANews
UFC 243 has a no-brainer of a main event lined up.
On Friday, officials announced that middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (20-4) will meet interim titleholder Israel Adesanya (17-0) in a unification …read more
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The UFC middleweight title fight everyone has been expecting is now official.
On Friday, the promotion announced that 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker and interim titleholder Israel Adesanya will meet in a …read more
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UFC middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum is cleared to return to competition. It’s been two months since Kelvin Gastelum’s incredible interim middleweight title clash with Israel Adesanya, and now the UFC …read more
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Kelvin Gastelum needed some time to recover after a memorable five-round interim title fight with Israel Adesanya at UFC 236. Now that he’s cleared to train and fight again, “The …read more
Source:: Sherdog
Ten months removed from his epic interim title fight with Israel Adesanya, Kelvin Gastelum has received clearance from doctors to resume training.
The 27-year-old, Gastelum (15-4 MMA), recently took to Twitter …read more
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight kingpin, Robert Whittaker, is planning to unify the division titles against interim 185-pound champion, Israel Adesanya, at the upcoming UFC 243 pay-per-view (PPV) event this …read more
Source:: MMAMania
It is clear Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya do not like each other. The two have had a feud for a while now, but “The Last Stylebender” has said he …read more
Source:: MMANews
Jon Jones is willing to team up with fellow UFC champ Robert Whittaker if it means improving the middleweight champ’s chances of defeating Israel Adesanya.
A budding rivalry between Jones (24-1 …read more
Source:: MMAJunkie
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – There’s no denying Africa’s presence in the UFC has become palpable. Over the past two years, breakthrough stars Kamaru Usman, Israel Adesanya, and Francis Ngannou have taken …read more
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UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has offered to train Robert Whittaker for his title unification bout with Israel Adesanya.
The news come shortly after ‘Bones’ complimented Whittaker in a recent …read more
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Jon Jones is rooting for Robert Whittaker to ‘stomp a mudhole’ in Israel Adesanya at UFC 243. Reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones continues to snipe at interim middleweight …read more
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Jon Jones believes Robert Whittaker will run through Israel Adesanya. Adesanya is the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title holder. He captured the gold with a unanimous decision victory …read more
Source:: MMANews
UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will return to the octagon against dangerous knockout artist Thiago Santos at next month’s UFC 239 event. While ‘Bones’ is clearly focused on his …read more
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LOS ANGELES – UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has never been one to shy away from giving an opinion. At Monday’s UFC 239 media day, “Bones” presented no differently.
UFC …read more
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