Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland -- Round 1: Strickland tried to push forward while Adesanya looked to keep space to let his kicks go. Strickland did throw a few leg kicks, trying to use upper Israel Adesanya issues brief statement on loss to Sean Strickland. Israel Adesanya says “I got to put me first” Israel Adesanya loses belt for second Sat, Jul 2 / PM PST. T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas United States. Main Card. Prelims. Early Prelims Adesanya, 34, dropped the UFC middleweight title in a unanimous decision loss to Sean Strickland at UFC on Sept. 10 in Sydney, Australia. The Nigerian-born fighter was a two-time UFC The judges in attendance agreed and the Polish star was awarded a unanimous decision victory. Immediately following his first career loss, Israel Adesanya spoke with UFC commentator Joe Rogan. “No, no, not exactly because I thought I was going to win,” Adesanya said when asked if his UFC title bout with Adesanya lost his title to Strickland at UFC this past September. In the video above, Adesanya and his friends can be seen having a laugh at the now-former champion’s expense
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Israel Adesanya is a deserved middleweight champion, but Robert Whittaker did himself proud tonight and on another day definitely could have scored an upset decision. Big ups too, to Tai Tuivasa "This is the first time I'm lost for words." Strickland defended 65% of Adesanya's strikes throughout the five rounds and caused Adesanya to land just 24 of head strike attempts, (14%
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Why did Israel Adesanya trash ‘sellout’ Sean Strickland for Monster Energy sponsorship: Tracing the story behind it In the lead-up to UFC , the spotlight isn’t just on the anticipated showdown between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland inside the Octagon, but also on their heated exchange over Israel Adesanya answers questions from reporters at the UFC press conference after his decision loss to light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz Iz Adesanya hurt Pereira badly at the end of the first round with a right hand and a left hook, and again in the third with a kick to the midsection while Pereira was down and then a right hand