Israel Adesanya

Whittaker reveals his ideal co-main and main event for his return

Robert Whittaker we salute you sir. UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker was sidelined after needing emergency surgery for an intestinal hernia and a collapsed bowel in February. Because of this an interim bout occurred between surging Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum. Israel would win that bout and wear the belt and that seems to have … Read more

Adesanya calls out one GOAT and gets slammed by another

Israel Adesanya needs to respect his elders. After capturing the UFC interim middleweight title he called out Jon Jones who naturally clapped back. It’s still ongoing about who can beat who and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Former GOAT, and still to some, Anderson Silva has leapt in to the fray feet first. He verbally reprimanded … Read more

Watch a sneak peak of UFC 236 ‘The Thrill and the Agony’

There were a lot of ups and downs at UFC 236 this past Saturday. Featherweight champion Max Holloway missed out on becoming the interim lightweight title holder. Dustin Poirier announced his return to form by playing spoiler for Max’s dream and taking it instead. Israel Adesanya lived up to the hype by capturing the interim … Read more

The night is dark and full of UFC 236 suspensions

There were two wars in the main and co-main event spots at UFC 236 this past Saturday. Unfortunately that means suspensions are rampant. Did you like the article title? A Game of Thrones reference for an MMA piece on suspensions. Give me some props homies. MMAFighting was able to provide the entire list of suspensions … Read more

Media Monday: Watch Dana White praise Adesanya after UFC 236 title win

Dana White will be the first person to praise someone for their performance inside The Octagon – or criticize them in to oblivion – after a fight. Saturday night at UFC 236 we got an instant classic between Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum for the interim middleweight title. The bout shared the fight of the … Read more

Media Monday: Adesanya’s post fight Octagon interview

UFC 236 baby. He did it. Israel Adesanya captured the interim middleweight title by defeating Kelvin Gastelum on Saturday in a bout that was awarded fight of the night honors by the UFC. Adesanya was touted as the next Anderson Silva, then beat Anderson Silva, called out Jon Jones, and then won the interim belt. … Read more

Media Monday: UFC 236 post fight press conference

A lot happened over the weekend at UFC 236. This will contain spoilers if you haven’t seen it. Stop reading here. If you kept reading we assume you watched it. Dustin Poirier did what the odds makers said he couldn’t and made a few lucky gamblers a decent chunk of change along the way. He … Read more

Adesanya calls out Jones and then gets tweeted in to oblivion

Young blood. Do NOT do things like this. Remember when Brandon Vera said he was going to win the heavyweight and then light heavyweight championship? Probably not. He called out Chuck Liddell in that same post fight interview. The cheek of him. Needless to say NONE of that happened. Middleweight Israel Adesanya reminds some fans … Read more

Watch the UFC 236 weigh-ins and someone throw Holloway a cheeseburger please

Man oh man we are getting amped for this card. UFC 236 goes down on Saturday night and boasts a solid main event bout for the interim lightweight championship of Max Holloway vs Dustin Poirier. In the co-main slot sits another intriguing bout between surging Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum for the interim middleweight championship. … Read more

Watch UFC 236 Countdown (full episode)

In the UFC 236 main event featherweight champion Max Holloway moves up to lightweight to face Dustin Poirier, the man who handed him his very first professional loss seven years ago, where they will battle for the 155-pound interim belt.

In the UFC 236 co-main event the dynamic Israel Adesanya gets his shot at the interim middleweight title when he takes on Kelvin Gastelum. UFC 236 takes place Saturday, April 13, 2019, from Atlanta, Ga. Go behind the scenes and into the training camps of these fighters with UFC 236 Countdown.

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