Ranking the Top Contenders for MMA’s 2019 Fight of the Year so Far

UFC 236 reminded everyone of what amazing, high-level MMA can bring to the table. Pure excitement. After the main and co-main events, the race for Fight of the Year ramped up with two new additions…

UFC 236 reminded everyone of what amazing, high-level MMA can bring to the table. Pure excitement. After the main and co-main events, the race for Fight of the Year ramped up with two new additions…

Yoel Romero Calls Out Israel Adesanya Amid Jon Jones Beef

Israel Adesanya has solidified himself atop the UFC middleweight mountain. The newly-crowned interim champion outlasted Kelvin Gastelum in a classic war in the main event of last Saturday’s UFC 236 from Atlanta, Georgia. Now, he’ll battle it out with Robert Whittaker to determine who the best middleweight truly is as a result. However, “The Last […]

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Israel Adesanya has solidified himself atop the UFC middleweight mountain.

The newly-crowned interim champion outlasted Kelvin Gastelum in a classic war in the main event of last Saturday’s UFC 236 from Atlanta, Georgia.

Now, he’ll battle it out with Robert Whittaker to determine who the best middleweight truly is as a result. However, “The Last Stylebender” also had a beef brewing with UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones due to their endless trash talking. The pair have been taking shots at one another through social media for the past several days.

Adesanya referred to Jones as the final boss in a video game at one point. This prompted former UFC middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero to get in on the fun.

The Cuban wrestling champion asked what level boss he is, captioning the post with his classic “#seeyousoonboi,” and “iluhju“:

Should Romero decide to hang around 185 pounds, a meeting with Adesanya could be inevitable. Romero has consistently nudged himself into the title picture. If Adesanya’s unification bout with Whittaker doesn’t go his way, the Nigerian might just find himself standing across the cage from “The Soldier Of God” next.

Romero’s only two losses in the UFC have come against Whittaker. His last fight was at UFC 225 in June of last year. Whittaker defeated him via split decision after another amazing five-round war. Romero remains in the title discussion because of his two close fights with the champion.

Will a similar situation unfold with Adesanya?

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Dana White Defends Interim Titles After Back-to-Back Wars at UFC 236

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a…

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a card is in need of a headliner with limited options available. While there are no rules […]

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Dana White Defends Interim Titles After Back-to-Back Wars at UFC 236

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a…

UFC president Dana White has never understood the backlash about introducing interim titles in the mix in any given division. The argument against interim titles typically revolves around the UFC seemingly putting a championship up for grabs whenever a card is in need of a headliner with limited options available. While there are no rules […]

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Israel Adesanya Has Classy Response To Kelvin Gastelum’s Statement

Israel Adesanya has a classy response once seeing a statement that his latest opponent issued on Monday morning. Adesanya has had a quick journey to becoming a champion under the UFC banner. The newly crowned interim UFC middleweight champion beat Kelvin Gastelum by decision in the co-headliner of the UFC 236 pay-per-view event. The show […]

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Israel Adesanya has a classy response once seeing a statement that his latest opponent issued on Monday morning. Adesanya has had a quick journey to becoming a champion under the UFC banner.

The newly crowned interim UFC middleweight champion beat Kelvin Gastelum by decision in the co-headliner of the UFC 236 pay-per-view event. The show went down on Saturday night (April 13, 2019) at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

Gastelum, who was the #1 contender heading into this fight, issued a statement about the loss. Adesanya saw the statement posted online and took to his official Twitter account.

This is where he praised Gastelum for the fight that he brought to the Octagon. He also gave thanks to him for being a tough competitor. He wrote the following:

“It came down to the wire…we both put in on for the culture of fighting. You know me and I know you now, this is the fights movies are made of, that 5th round was some legendary shit. It was only possible cuz I had a man as tough as @KelvinGastelum to dance with. So thank you KG.”

Now, the plan is for Adesanya to challenge UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker for the title later this year.

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Kelvin Gastelum Speaks On UFC 236 Loss

Kelvin Gastelum didn’t take long to reflect on his “Fight of the Year” candidate against Israel Adesanya. This past Saturday night (April 13), Gastelum and Adesanya collided for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middlew…

Kelvin Gastelum didn’t take long to reflect on his “Fight of the Year” candidate against Israel Adesanya. This past Saturday night (April 13), Gastelum and Adesanya collided for the interim Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight gold. The bout was back-and-forth with both men rocking each other. Adesanya pulled away with the fight in the fifth […]

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