Israel Adesanya will tonight be fighting without a title on the line since his showdown with Anderson Silva six years ago ... like the pair would never face off again, the combat sports gods ...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - FEBRUARY 01: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria prepares to face Nassourdine Imavov ... former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva followed. That fight against Silva ...

Instead, 'The Last Stylebender' picked off ... Israel Adesanya drew comparisons with legendary former middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Almost a year after his debut, Adesanya found himself ...

Israel Adesanya shared a heartwarming run-in with Nassourdine Imavov following the UFC Saudi Arabia main event. Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya extended the longest losing streak ...

Israel Adesanya’s UFC Saudi Arabia ... champion in UFC history after defeating Pereira. Adesanya was knocking on the door of Anderson Silva’s middleweight title defense record before a ...

Do not let Israel ... Saudi Arabia. Adesanya (24-4) is in an unusual place. The former UFC middleweight champion competes in his first non-title fight since beating Anderson Silva in February ...

It's hard to believe that seven years have come and gone since Israel Adesanya beat Rob Wilkinson ... by beating the consensus GOAT Anderson Silva, in what was a quiet transfer of generational ...

Saturday’s Fight Night event marked Adesanya’s first non-title bout in roughly six years. The former longtime titleholder was coming off back ... over past great Anderson Silva.

One of the greatest middleweights of all time, Israel Adesanya's next bout will have a slightly different ... often drawing comparisons to the legendary Anderson Silva. However, his UFC run has been ...

Kamaru Usman suggests Israel Adesanya emulate Anderson Silva's approach to the end of his UFC career. Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third straight loss when he was knocked out by ...