The middleweight champion and striking phenom, Israel Adesanya returns to action to take on Sean Strickland at UFC 293. Many believe that the fight will be one-sided in favour of the champ, however, nothing is ever certain in MMA.
We take a look at all of Israel Adesanya’s UFC wins and rank them from least impressive to most.
Ranking Israel Adesanya’s Wins
UFC 248 -Yoel Romero via Unanimous Decision
Who could forget this epic battle? Everyone. This was one of the most underwhelming fights in UFC history, especially after the hype that the two men bought into the fight itself.
A total of just 88 strikes combined were landed in a fight which saw both men stand across from each other for large periods of the bout not wanting to engage. Without a doubt, the most underwhelming performance of Izzy’s career, however, it does take two to tango.
UFC on FOX 29 – Marvin Vettori 1 via Split Decision
In just his second UFC fight, there was already a lot of hype around The Last Stylebender. Already on the main card, many expected Adesanya to put on a dominant showing as he did in his UFC debut.
What played out, however, was an extremely defensive display, constantly aware of the threat of Marvin Vettori’s takedowns. Like the…
