Off the back of his third straight defeat, ex-UFC champion, Israel Adesanya has claimed his next performance is going to be “even better” than his last — following his second round knockout loss to Nassourdine Imavov in Riyadh earlier this month.
Adesanya, a former two-time undisputed middleweight champion, returned to action at the beginning of this month in the main event of UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia, in a high-stakes pairing with the surging, Imavov.
Tasked with bringing a halt to a two-fight losing skid for the first time in his professional mixed martial arts career, City Kickboxing star, Adesanya would succumb to his third straight loss — with Russian-French contender, Imavov seizing his opportunity to land a stunning second round knockout win early into the frame.