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[74] This win earned him his fifth Performance of the Night award. Tuivasa's next bout is still to be confirmed, but he did call out Justin Willis after his loss in Adelaide; the American had defeated Mark Hunt earlier on the card. Current Best UFC Fighters From Australia, Ranked - TheSportster On the Rise: Fighters to Watch in 2021 | UFC Best Australian MMA Fighters of All Time | Top AUS and NZ Fighters - Ranker He made his debut against Rob Wilkinson on 11 February 2018, at UFC 221. The UFC rankings are rated by a panel made up of MMA media members. [18] Adesanya was not interested in sports during high school; instead he was interested in Japanese anime such as Death Note[19] and the manga series Naruto. One half of "The Halfcast Podcast", Pedro is an established light-heavyweight whose UFC record sits at 3-3 after he debuted in November 2016. [68] He won the fight via unanimous decision, with scores of 4847, 4847 and 4946 and defended his title for the first time. [66] This win earned him his fourth Performance of the Night award. Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on Mar 6, 2021. Nigerian and New Zealand mixed martial artist (born 1989). Endeavor records below are based on the combination of total fights which fighters fought under UFC, Strikeforce and WEC. The 10 Best Newcomers Of 2021 | UFC It's one goal ticked off, but it's only the beginning. Israel Adesanya: UFC should increase pay for newcomers, touts 'trickle [13] Adesanya attended Chrisland School, Opebi, and enrolled in its Taekwondo after-school club until he was removed by his mother due to an injury. He scored technical knockouts of Kim Loudon and Mark Timms in the quarterfinal and semifinal bouts respectively, before winning the tournament for the second time with a first-round knockout of Pati Afoa. As of 13 September 2022, the UFC roster consisted of fighters from 71 countries. [59] This fight earned both competitors the Fight of the Night award. 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Division: Heavyweight Record: 15-5. 4. def. Current champions, weight classes and status, Unless otherwise cited, all fighters listed are retrieved from, All names presented are in accordance with, Unless otherwise cited, all records are retrieved from. Adesanya, who's black, has been upset with Du Plessis, who's white, since his original comments in March, when he took a shot at Adesanya and former welterweight champ Kamaru Usman. Avatar Aang and Naruto Uzumaki, the 7th Hokage of the hidden leaf village. Ranks in any martial arts styles: BJJ purple belt under Professor Andre Galvao. [79] At the weight-ins, Adesanya weighed 200 pounds, five pounds away from the light heavyweight limit. Note: Fight records calculation: (1) Plus one point of the total wins for fighters have not loss a fight; (2) Negative points of total loses for fighters have not won a fight; (3) Add number of wins to the winning percentage; (4) A draw counts as 0.5 (5) No contest does not factor as one of the variables of the calculation. Key Fighters: Geoff Neal, Ryan Spann, Miles Johns, Uriah Hall, Diego Ferreira, Alex Morono, Alonzo Menifield, Kennedy Nzechukwu, Macy Chiasson, Steven Peterson Elevation Fight Team Location:. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. 2019 was a big year for 30-year old Israel Adesanya. [94] He was granted one of two wildcards to enter the inaugural cruiserweight Super 8 Boxing Tournament. Hailing from Auckland in New Zealand but now residing in Australia, Kara-France started off as a kickboxer before transitioning to MMA. As of May 16, 2019, a total of 76 UFC fighters have been sanctioned by USADA since the UFC USADA testing program started.[23]. Each fight record has four categories: wins, losses, Rankings are based on information obtained from the UFC's website and updated when information has been obtained from the UFC's website (. UFC on FX 6: Ranking the Best Australian MMA Fighters Required fields are marked *. One of three Kiwis on our list, Kara-France also made his UFC debut in Adelaide last year. But his first title defence was derailed by injury, and it wasn't until he defeated Yoel Romero for a second time, in Chicago, that he held the belt in triumph inside the Octagon. It's with good reason, too, as Australia and New Zealand boast some of the best talent in the UFC. Sunday's showdown with American Kelvin Gastelum will be his second title defence, and first on home soil. 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Whittaker Vs. Adesanya Is Set! Jung Chan-sung at UFC 273 on Apr 9, 2022 [6][7], Adesanya is multilingual. Full of bravado but with the skills to match, Adesanya is unbeaten in 15 fights as a professional, going a perfect four for four in the UFC in 2018. Ranking is based on information obtained from the UFC's website. But his ranking did drop back to No.15 as a result, and he now faces a tough road back up the division after an initially successful switch from featherweight in 2017. In the second fight of the tournament, Adesanya won a majority decision against Lance Bryant. [32] In the quarterfinal, he beat Slava Alexeichik by unanimous decision, in the semifinal he beat Pati Afoa by knockout and won the tournament with a knockout of Jamie Eades. He returned to MMA in August 2015, when he won the fight against Song Kenan by TKO. [9][10] As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. New Zealand: 13-6-0: . The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. [65] After a knockdown in last second of the first round, Adesanya won the fight via knockout in the second round. We've dived into the UFC history books and have compiled a list of the Greatest Australian and New Zealand fighters to have competed in the organisation. The flags listed in these tables are in accordance with the Sherdog's website and may not fully or accurately represent the full citizenship of the peoples listed. Israel Adesanya promises to never fight in New Zealand Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? The undefeated Crute will return to the Octagon on Sunday when he fights American Sam Alvey, a win in Melbourne would launch him further up a light-heavyweight division he is determined to conquer. UFC: Three Kiwi fighters next in line for a shot in MMA's - Stuff In May 2010, Adesanya won the first fight of his seven-fight winning streak, defeating Tim Atonio by unanimous decision. [citation needed] As of 13September2022[update], the UFC roster consisted of fighters from 71 countries. He defeated Nase Foai by TKO in the quarterfinal and Dan Roberts by KO in the semifinal, before facing Jamie Eades in the finals. [30] Adesanya afterwards made his Glory debut at Glory 15, when he faced Filip Verlinden. [92] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. [113], In September 2020, he became the first mixed martial arts athlete to sign a sponsorship deal with Puma. . The biggest prize went to Israel Adesanya", "UFC 281 set with Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira headliner at Madison Square Garden", "UFC 281: Alex Pereira Mounts Late Comeback, Stops Israel Adesanya in Fifth", "Official - Alex Pereira Vs. Israel Adesanya II Set To Headline UFC 287 On April 8. Which Bellator, Invicta, One and PFL champs could dethrone UFC titleholders? Robertson commented "I'm sure Israel understands that, I believe he has deleted the tweet in question. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land. 2. def. But that defeat by Brazilian star Mauricio Rua could have easily been different, with Pedro's hopes derailed by an ACL injury. [24][25] At the age of 21, Adesanya moved to Auckland, New Zealand, and began training in mixed martial arts under Eugene Bareman at City Kickboxing, with future UFC fighters such as Dan Hooker, Kai Kara-France and current UFC Featherweight Champion Alexander Volkanovski. UFC TUF 31 Full Cast: Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler Complete Fighters List: UFC News: When Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler were revealed as the new coaches for The Ultimate Fighter, the MMA community took an immediate interest in the show again.