That win saw the Nigerian-New Zealander regain the UFC middleweight title before suffering back-to-back losses to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.
Jorge Masvidal has spoken after losing his welterweight title to Kamaru Usman on Sunday in UFC 251. Masvidal lost 50-45, 50-45, 49-46 on the three judges' card in Abu Dhabi.
John Makdessi has shared his pay slip for his UFC 293 bout against Jamie Mullarkey and he's not happy. Veteran lightweight Makdessi fought Mullarkey on the preliminary card of UFC 293 last weekend in Sydney.
The welterweight bout between former champion and No. 5 ranked Usman and No. 7 ranked Joaquin Buckley headlined the UFC Atlanta fight card at State Farm Arena.
Adesanya triumphed over Gastelum by unanimous decision, achieving a record of four knockdowns during the title fight to secure the Interim UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 236.
The UFC superstar, who was born in Nigeria, vowed to break Sean's jaw if he made any mistakes of talking in the octagon. At UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia, on September 10, Adesanya and Strickland will square off.
The first 18 months of the company's existence will revolve around integrating UFC and WWE, Mark Shapiro, TKO's president and chief operating officer, said in an interview with CNBC.
Kamaru Usman failed to retrieve the welterweight title at UFC 286 in London, losing to Leon Edwards over five rounds. The British fighter came out on top, with the three judges scoring it 48-46, 48-46 and 47-47 in his favour.
Nigerian-born UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya has described his victory over Alex Pereira as a sweet revenge. Adesanya had knocked out Pereira to reclaim the UFC middleweight title.
Sean Strickland defeats Israel Adesanya at UFC 293Sean Strickland recorded a comfortable unanimous decision victory against Adesanya after five rounds to be crowned the new UFC Middleweight champion.
Donald Trump appeared at UFC 302 and received a huge ovation from the fans at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday night as fans awaited the main event featuring Dustin Poirier fighting Islam Makhachev for the UFC Lightweight