Israel Adesanya is instead delighted by Paulo Costa’s latest excuse for losses on UFC 253. Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who shortlisted for the middleweight title of Adhenya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in September after losing the second round to Tiko, recently said in a YouTube video Who drank wine …
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Jan Blasowicz still wants a shot at John Jones. The Polish fighter won the empty light heavyweight title on Saturday when he stopped Dominic Rez at the UFC 253 co-host event in Abu Dhabi. The Battalion Jones (26-1 MMA, 20-1 UFC) won the Bleachers (27-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) vacated in …
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ABU DHABI – Athletes from two UFC 253 title bouts had their first formal official standdown of the week after Thursday’s pre-fight news conference. UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC), who put his title on the line against Brazilian powerhouse Paulo Costa (13-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) in …
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Israel Adesanya thinks it’s time for Jon Jones to commit to moving on to the heavyweight division. Jones (25-1 MMA, 12-0 UFC) announced Monday that he had reached an agreement with the UFC brass to lower his lightweight championship in heavyweight. Jones indicated that negotiations would begin to look at …
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The UFC is on its way back to “Fight Island”, only this time it’s a longer stay plan. The promotion seeks a five- to six-week run on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UFC President Dana White revealed at Dana White’s Contender Series 28 post-fight news conference Tuesday. “I told you guys …
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