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Aljamain Sterling, the former UFC bantamweight champion, recently made a compelling argument for himself regarding the possibility of Israel Adesanya getting a rematch against Sean Strickland. Sterling defended his bantamweight title three times before losing to Sean O’Malley. Similarly, Israel Adesanya suffered a surprising loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293. Notably, Strickland stepped in … Read more

Conor McGregor congratulated Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland after UFC 293. McGregor appreciated the champion and challenger for their polar opposite styles and appreciated them for putting on a great MMA exhibition. McGregor has been out of action for an extended period and is expected to make his return to the octagon in early 2024. … Read more

Israel Adesanya is scheduled to fight Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in what would be his 6th defense of the middleweight title. It is also his first defense in his second reign. His 5 consecutive defenses were put to a halt by Alex Periera at UFC 281. Adesanya won back the title in the rematch … Read more

Dan Hooker recently shared his thoughts on the upcoming Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus du Plessis bout scheduled for UFC 290 in July. The announcement of the fight was made by UFC president Dana White. Confirming that Whittaker and du Plessis will go head-to-head at the highly anticipated pay-per-view event on July 8th in Las Vegas. … Read more

The Last Stylebender’s flawless middleweight record came to an end last year after Poatan stopped him in the final round and dethroned him to become the new middleweight champion. Consequently, Israel Adesanya will get inside the octagon to avenge his loss and reclaim his title against Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 287. … Read more

Khamzat Chimaev was once amongst the most active fighters in the UFC, as he once famously fought twice in a span of just 10 days. But things seem to have changed a little, the super-active welterweight contender last stepped inside the octagon in September 2022 where he fought a last-minute replacement opponent, Kevin Holland at … Read more

Israel Adesanya emerged as the UFC middleweight champion by defeating Alex Pereira in a thrilling knockout within second 4 minutes and 21 seconds of the second round. After defeating Pereira, Adesanya has his eyes locked onto Sean Strickland. UFC 293 will take place on September 9th and will feature Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland in … Read more