Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya was born on July 22, 1989, in Lagos, Nigeria. As the eldest of five children in a middle-class family, he was deeply influenced by both ...

Despite a strong first round, the Nigerian-born Kiwi suffered a knockout loss in the second frame. Israel Adesanya’s loss to Nassourdine Imavov marked his third consecutive defeat in the ...

Once undefeated at 20-0, former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya finds himself on the worst losing skid of his career with three-straight defeats. After becoming the first man to stop rival ...