Nigerian Nightmare Kamaru Usman gives UFC retirement advice to Stylebender Israel Adesanya after loss to Nassourdine Imavov.
Israel Adesanya has received advise from Kamaru Usman on the strategy for finishing his UFC career.
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21:33 - 01.02.2025
Israel Adesanya is done: Nigerians lament as Stylebender knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Saudi Arabia
See what Nigerians are saying after Israel Adesanya was knocked out in round two by Nassourdine Imavov in UFC Saudi Arabia.
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22:25 - 02.02.2025
Israel Adesanya to decide on career after loss against Nassourdine Imavov
After going to sleep in Saudi Arabia against Nassourdine Imavov, Israel Adesanya will make a decision if he will fight again.
This past Saturday's main event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, saw Adesanya lose for the third time in a row after being knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov.
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With the loss, Adesanya has now dropped four of his last five fights
"The Last Stylebender" has nothing left to show after successfully defending his UFC middleweight title five times, according to Usman, who is good friends with Adesanya.
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Kamaru Usman on Israel Adesanya
After controlling the middleweight class for over ten years, he would like to see Adesanya take part in intriguing stylistic matchups, as Anderson Silva did before ending his career.
Speaking on his Pound for Pound for Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo, Usman stated he wants Adesanya to pick fights for fun.
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He said, "Right now, Izzy, take your time.
"When you want to come back at the end of the year then take a fight that makes sense."
Silva fought against Adesanya in fun UFC bouts before hanging up his gloves in 2020.