Israel Adesanya (left) reacts to Shara Magomedov (right) picking him over UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis as the tougher challenge. [Images courtesy: Getty Images] Israel Adesanya ...

Dricus Du Plessis didn’t like the way his first meeting with Sean Strickland ended in a split decision a little more than a ...

Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa prepares to fight Israel Adesanya of Nigeria in the Middleweight championship fight during UFC 305 at RAC Arena on August 18, 2024 in Perth, Australia.

Du Plessis, 30, cemented his status as champion with a submission win over Israel Adesanya in Perth in August for his first title defence. Both fighters have won a title fight against the former ...

South Africa’s Du Plessis, 30, cemented his status as champion with a submission win over Adesanya in Perth in August. How and why is Alex Pereira involved? The reigning light-heavyweight ...

Elite fighters like Khamzat Chimaev and Israel Adesanya pack the middleweight division, each posing a serious threat in the title race. Dricus Du Plessis, after a breakout in 2024, now holds the ...

Sean Strickland wasn't overly impressed by how Dricus du Plessis got past Israel Adesanya. Former UFC Champ Strickland claims he 'dog walked' Adesanya in their title fight at UFC 293, dropping ...

Adesanya avenged that knockout loss – and two kickboxing defeats by Pereira – with his own stoppage win in 2023, reclaiming the gold. Then, however, came the losses to Strickland, Du Plessis ...

In Saudi Arabia on Saturday (1 February), Adesanya suffered a surprise knockout loss to Imavov, following a submission by Dricus Du Plessis in August and a decision defeat by Sean Strickland in 2023.

Speaking on the Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo, Usman acknowledged du Plessis as the fourth African champion of which originally, it was the trio of Israel Adesanya, Usman and Francis ...

Adesanya returned to an immediate title shot against Dricus Du Plessis in August, and lost via submission in the fourth round. Nassourdine Imavov, left, lands a right hand on Israel Adesanya ...

Israel Adesanya will make his return to the cage ... but was submitted by Dricus du Plessis in the fourth round of the title fight at UFC 305 in Perth. As for Imavov, the 29-year-old has become ...