Former two-time middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has revealed “it’s time” for him to make his return to the UFC — revealing he is currently targeting a rematch fight against fellow ex-titleholder, Sean Strickland.
Adesanya, himself a former two-time champion at the weight class, suffered his third straight loss earlier this year, dropping a second round loss in his UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia headlining return.
Taking on the surging, Nassourdine Imavov, City Kickboxing finisher, Adesanya was dropped and stopped early in the second round, suffering his third straight loss.