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Sports7 months ago

Adesanya apologises but faces jail term for drunk-driving

UFC star, Israel Adesanya faces up to three months in jail after he pleaded guilty to drunk-driving charges in New Zealand. The incident took place on...
Sports1 year ago

Adesanya reclaims UFC title from Pereira with spectacular knockout

Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya reclaimed his middleweight title from long-time bitter rival Alex Pereira with a spectacular knockout at UFC 287 in Miami, Florida. With his back...
Sports1 year ago

UFC 287: Adesanya aims to ‘remind fans’ of his greatness in Pereira duel tonight

As the fourth showdown between Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya and Brazil’s Alex Pereira takes place at Miami on Saturday night, Adesanya has said he would like to...
Sports1 year ago

UFC fighter Adesanya released after arrest in New York

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, who had been arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, USA has now been...
Sports1 year ago

‘It was my third fight in 10 months’, says Adesanya after Pereira defeat

Nigerian-born UFC fighter Israel Adesanya has made comments following his defeat to Alex Pereira in a middleweight showdown last Sunday. Adesanya lost the belt after falling...
Sports1 year ago

UFC: Adesanya loses middleweight belt to Pereira after epic TKO

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star Israel Adesanya has lost his crown as the king of the middleweight division after an epic defeat to Alex Pereira in...
Sports2 years ago

Minister Dare hails UFC champion Adesanya after Cannonier victory

Nigeria’s Youth and Sports Development Minister, Sunday Dare, has congratulated Nigerian born UFC champion Isreal Adesanya on yet another successful title defence. Adesanya, early Sunday in...
Sports2 years ago

Adesanya retains title after beating Whittaker at UFC 271

Israel Adesanya retained his UFC middleweight title after a unanimous decision win against Robert Whittaker on Saturday night at Toyota Center. Adesanya piled up points and...
Sports3 years ago

UFC 263: Adesanya bounces back from heavyweight defeat to retain middleweight title

UFC star, Israel Adesanya has bounced back from the defeat in his heavyweight debut to retain his middleweight title on Sunday morning. The Nigerian-born fighter defeated...
Metro3 years ago

Fighter Israel Adesanya loses BMW deal over rape comment

Nigerian-born UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has lost a massive sponsorship deal with the German-owned motor company, BMW following his rape comment in an Instagram post....
Sports3 years ago

Adesanya suffers first career defeat in heavyweight fight against Blachowicz

Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya was handed his first career defeat by Jan Blachowicz in their light heavyweight fight by unanimous decision in Las Vegas on Sunday. Blachowicz,...
Sports3 years ago

Adesanya wants to be greatest fighter in UFC, ready for Blachowicz battle

Nigeria-born MMA fighter Israel Adesanya says he is working towards becoming the greatest of all time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Adesanya, who currently holds...
Sports3 years ago

Usman wants UFC middleweight title – but only if Adesanya no longer champion

UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says he will be willing to move up to the middleweight division of the sport on one condition. Usman, who was...
News4 years ago

Minister hails Israel Adesanya after Paulo Costa knock-out to retain UFC title

Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Sunday Dare has hailed Nigerian-born NewZealand fighter Israel Adesanya after he knocked out bitter rival Paulo Costa in their UFC fight. The fight...
News4 years ago

Israel Adesanya’s UFC title defence against Paulo Costa moved to Sept 26

Nigerian-born mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya will now defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight title against Brazil’s Paulo Costa on September 26. The fight, which...
Sports5 years ago

PHOTOSCENE: How Nigeria’s Adesanya became UFC middleweight world champion

Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya over the weekend knocked out Robert Whittaker in the second round to become the UFC middleweight world champion. Whittaker was fighting for the...