Israel Adesanya's evening came to a quick end on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. The former UFC middleweight champion fell via knockout in the second round to Nassourdine Imavov, dropping his overall ...

In a stunning upset, Israel Adesanya was brutally knocked out by ... and reignited his feud with Alex Pereira. However, the Nigerian-born Kiwi entered this fight against Imavov, having lost ...

Adesanya's back was well and truly up against the wall following consecutive losses to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis. But the favourite failed to stop the rot as Dagestani-born Frenchman ...

Israel Adesanya's remarkable career in combat sports has come to a crossroads after his fourth defeat in five appearances Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Adesanya (24-5) suffered a TKO loss to ...

Israel Adesanya might have just reached a crossroads in his UFC career. The two-time former middleweight champion was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov in the second round of his main event bout ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...

We also saw Nassourdine Imavov condemn former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya to a third successive ... champion in a way that only Alex Pereira had previously managed - TKO.

Check out the best photos from Nassourdine Imavov's second-round knockout win over Israel Adesanya at UFC Fight Night 250 at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Fight, venue photos via UFC, Reuters, ...