Who is the only fighter to knock out Israel Adesanya?
Who is the only fighter to knock out Israel Adesanya?
Alex Pereira is the only person to knock out Israel Adesanya – and he’s done it twice. Pereira scored a come-from-behind victory against Adesanya at UFC 281 on Saturday night to become the new UFC middleweight champion inside Madison Square Garden.
Has Israel Adesanya lost?
NEW YORK — Israel Adesanya was knocked out in his second kickboxing fight by Alex Pereira despite controlling most of the bout until the finish. On Saturday in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, history repeated itself.
Who has the best fight record in UFC?
Anderson Silva (34-11, 1 No Contest) UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship. Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship. Daniel Cormier (22-3, 1 No Contest). Stipe Miocic (20-4). Fedor Emelianenko (40-6, 1 No Contest). Amanda Nunes (21-5). Jose Aldo (31-7).
Who has the most title defenses in UFC history?
Who has the most title defenses in UFC history? Former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones and former flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson hold the record for most title defenses in promotional history. Both men have defended their throne 11 times.
Is Israel Adesanya better than Anderson Silva?
Israel Adesanya isn’t better than Anderson Silva but he’s the closest to him in the middleweight division. “The Last Stylebender” extended his undefeated streak as a professional middleweight to 22 with another surgical performance in his title defense against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271.
Does Israel Adesanya know Muay Thai?
Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to New Zealand with his family in 2001. After taking up Muay Thai in Whanganui under Derek Broughton, Adesanya moved to Auckland where he began a professional kickboxing career under Eugene Bareman at City Kickboxing.
