Israel Adesanya Suffers Third Consecutive Defeat

Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya was yesterday knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov, marking his third consecutive defeat.

Adesanya was sent tumbling to the canvas by a huge right hand from Imavov, and Imavov finished him off with some heavy ground and pound midway through the second round.

Adesanya had overcome his demons by knocking out Alex Pereira in April 2023 at the fourth time of asking, which saw him regain the UFC middleweight title before suffering back-to-back losses to Sean Strickland and Dricus Du Plessis.

Heading into his fight with Imavov, Adesanya needed a win to remain at the middleweight top table, but Imavov denied him that opportunity in a devastating fashion.