Before Pereira and Adesanya's epic two-fight series in the UFC, the pair duke it out twice in kickboxing, with 'Poatana' coming out on top both times including a devastating knockout in their rematch.

After a knockout loss to Adesanya at UFC 287, Pereira opted to make the full-time move to light heavyweight, a decision that led to him becoming a global superstar. He became the fastest to earn ...

Nassourdine Imavov picked up the biggest win of his MMA fighting career Saturday in Saudi Arabia with a stunning main event ...

Israel Adesanya has played down claims ... before losing the belt to former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira in 2022. Adesanya avenged that knockout loss – and two kickboxing defeats by Pereira ...

Despite there being calls for him to retire following his UFC Saudi Arabia loss to Nassourdine Imavov, Israel Adesanya has declared that he'll be back.

Israel Adesanya got his first tattoo at 22 on the ... when he was eliminated from the title fight in the fifth round by a technical knockout. Pereira and Adesanya's rematch for the UFC ...

In a stunning upset, Israel Adesanya was brutally knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov in his first non ... his feud with Alex Pereira. However, the Nigerian-born Kiwi entered this fight against ...

He entered the UFC in 2021 and became the middleweight champion a year later following his infamous round five knockout of Israel ... Adesanya, the Ukranian would be Pereira’s hardest fight ...

RIYADH, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Nassourdine Imavov scored a sensational second-round knockout win over former UFC champ Israel ... non-title fight for the first time since February 2019, Adesanya ...

with a stunning main event knockout of former longtime champion Israel Adesanya. Saturday’s Fight Night event marked Adesanya’s first non-title bout in roughly six years. The former longtime ...