The UFC middleweight division has long been one of the most competitive and unpredictable weight classes in the organization.

Israel Adesanya‘s fighting career featured clashes ... and top middleweight title challengers like Jared Cannonier and Paulo Costa. Silva entered the UFC Hall of Fame last year, and Pereira ...

Meanwhile, Israel Adesanya has beaten Alex Pereira, a two-division champion, Robert Whittaker, an ex-middleweight champion with an exceptional run, a then undefeated Paulo Costa, and Yoel Romero ...

Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira have a longstanding rivalry. Their feud dates back to the GLORY kickboxing era, and the duo has been at loggerheads since then. Now, after years of incredible ...

Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya was born on July 22 ... belt against elite contenders like Yoel Romero, Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori. His fights were more than ...

Alex Pereria vs Israel ... Paulo, Brazil, where the hometown hero had to bite down on his gumshield, to pull out a remarkable left hook, that rendered his opponent unconscious. At this point ...

Alex Pereira fights Israel Adesanya during UFC 287 at Miami-Dade Arena. / Rich Storry-Imagn Images Pereira moved up to light heavyweight following his loss to Adesanya and went 5-0 with four ...

Former rival, Israel Adesanya has come to the defense of Alex Pereira following his championship loss at UFC 313 -- revealing on his scorecard, he had the ...