As one of the most active fighters on the UFC roster, Israel Adesanya wants to return to the Octagon to defend his middleweight title as soon as possible.
The newly-crowned champ was expected to take on streaking middleweight contender Paulo Costa in the new year, but that bout fell through after ‘Borrachinha’ suffered an injury and revealed he would be out of action until April.
Adesanya has since shifted his crosshairs to Cuban powerhouse Yoel Romero who, despite losing his last two fights, is still considered one of the most feared middleweights in the world.
Although the fans would love to see it, Dana White would like to see ‘Soldier of God’ spring back into the winners column before challenging Adesanya for the title, which could leave ‘The Last Stylebender’ stuck in limbo for the foreseeable future.