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Thiago Santos is “Sure” He’d do “Better” Against Israel Adesanya Than Paulo Costa
By FCF Staff
Thiago Santos has no plans to move back down to middleweight in the near future. But, the light heavyweight contender is certain he’d provide more of a test for middleweight champ Israel Adesanya did than Paul Costa.… Read More
Jon Jones Warns Israel Adesanya he Would “Tear One of Your Arms Off”
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Now that Jon Jones is apparently preparing for a run at heavyweight, one would think the odds of him facing middleweight champ Israel Adesanya now have reduced, considerably. But, the stars continue to trade verbal shots.
For… Read More
Khamzat Chimaev Calls For Bout With Israel Adesanya
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Khamzat Chimaev isn’t currently ranked in the top 15 of the UFC’s middleweight division. But that hasn’t stopped the fast-rising star from calling for a bout with middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya.
Since Adesanya stopped Paulo Costa in… Read More
UFC 253: Israel Adesanya Post-fight Press Conference
Israel Adesanya Discusses Emphatic Win Over “Dumb” Paulo Costa
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Israel Adesanya had been feuding with Paulo Costa for months, prior to their bout on Saturday. But, following the middleweight champion’s decisive win at UFC 253, Adesanya didn’t let up.
Adesanya quickly pulled ahead in the card’s… Read More
UFC 253: Israel Adesanya Crushes Paulo Costa
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Paulo Costa did not prove to be a tough challenge for Israel Adesanya, like many predicted, as “The Last Stylebender” scored an emphatic win tonight at UFC 253.
Adesanya picked Costa apart early on with kicks to… Read More
UFC 253: Israel Adesanya And Paulo Costa Faceoff
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Israel Adesanya & Paulo Costa Have Run-in, Keep it Respectful (Video)
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Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa have fired numerous insults and warnings at each other in the preceding months. But, when the two ran into each other in Abu Dhabi, ahead of their bout this Saturday at UFC… Read More
Paulo Costa Says He’s Already “Messed” With Israel Adesanya’s Mind
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Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa continue trade verbal shots as their title fight approaches, but according to the latter, he’s already in the champ’s head.
Costa has been booked to fight the middleweight champ at UFC 253,… Read More
Jack Hermansson Believes Paulo Costa Will End Israel Adesanya’s Reign
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Jack Hermansson took another step towards fighting for the UFC’s middleweight title on Saturday, and if and he does, he believes Paulo Costa will be holding the belt.
Hermansson faced Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Island 2 on… Read More
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Krzysztof Jotko Reports “Hate” For Israel Adesanya, Vows to Battle Champ Down The Line
By FCF Staff
Following Krzysztof Jotko’s win at UFC Florida, the middleweight’s hoping to secure a rematch with Uriah Hall. But, the Polish fighter’s also revealed he has no love for champion, Israel Adesanya.
Jotko battled Eryk Anders at the… Read More
Chris Weidman Says Israel Adesanya is “Super Talented”, But Believes He’s a “Bad Match-up” For Champ
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Chris Weidman knows he has some work to do before he gets a chance to fight Israel Adesanya. But, the former middleweight champ’s confident he has the skill set to hand the star his first MMA defeat.… Read More
Israel Adesanya Says He’s “Coming” For Jon Jones, Even if “Bones” Loses Title
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Israel Adesanya and Jon Jones have seemed to have formed quite the rivalry. So much so, “The Last Style Bender” wants to face “Bones”, even if he loses the light-heavyweight belt.
The stars have been feuding since Adesanya… Read More
UFC Year of the Fighter: Israel Adesanya – Preview
Gegard Mousasi Believes Bout With Israel Adesanya “Would be a Good Fight For Me”
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Gegard Mousasi understands that a fight with Israel Adesanya is not going to materialize anytime soon, if ever. But, the former Bellator champ believes he matches up well with the UFC’s reigning, middleweight king.
The 34-year-old Mousasi… Read More
UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya UFC 248 All Access
UFC 248: Paulo Costa Calls Israel Adesanya “Shameful”, Says He’ll Make Champ “Cry”
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Israel Adesanya got by Yoel Romero on Saturday night and is still the UFC’s middleweight champ, but Paulo Costa was far from impressed with his performance.
Adesanya faced the powerful wrestler in the headliner of UFC 248,… Read More
UFC 248: Yoel Romero Calls Israel Adesanya’s Performance a “Huge Disrespect” to MMA
By FCF Staff
After failing to win the middleweight title again at UFC 248, Yoel Romero accused Israel Adesanya of disrespecting fans and the sport with his performance.
Romero came out tentatively in the card’s headliner and looked to counter… Read More