Nicknamed “Stylebender”, Adesanya started well, landing heavy kicks to the body and using feints to draw out his 30-year-old French opponent, who came into the fight following a run of three ...

but Adesanya regained the belt by knocking out the Brazilian in a rematch in April. Pereira, who knocked out Strickland last July, helped the American train for Saturday’s main event ...

February, aka ‘Middleweight Month’, certainly kicked off in dramatic fashion as surging French contender Nassourdine Imavov knocked out ... by Strickland.” UFC SAUDI ARABIA: Israel Adesanya ...

Adesanya was trapped up against the fence, and he times his counter perfectly to knock Pereira out cold. The same fate could await Strickland if he is not careful. For Adesanya to retain his title, ...

Nicknamed "Stylebender", Adesanya started well, landing heavy kicks to the body and using feints to draw out his 30-year-old French opponent, who came into the fight following a run of three wins ...

Nassourdine Imavov scored a sensational second-round knockout of former UFC champ Israel Adesanya to put his ... champion Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland. The 30-year-old Frenchman lived ...