Israel Adesanya gained his retribution, and regained the UFC middleweight title, with his knockout of Alex Pereira at UFC 287. Now he wants to move on to new challenges.
Gilbert Burns said his defeat of Jorge Masvidal doesn’t detract from his opponent’s star power in “Gamebred’s” home town, as he said the only coronation he wants to receive is as champion of the UFC’s welterweight division.
UFC 287 was a big night for the middleweight division, with a change of champion and a major move from a former title challenger affecting the official rankings.
Israel Adesanya delivered a comeback performance for the ages at UFC 287, then gave a passionate post-fight speech as he implored the fans watching his success to be inspired to greatness in their own lives.
The stakes were sky-high for Israel Adesanya heading into his title rematch with Alex Pereira at UFC 287, and “The Last Stylebender” delivered in spectacular fashion with an all-time great finish to recapture the UFC middleweight title in Miami.
Gilbert Burns claimed a pivotal victory over Jorge Masvidal at UFC 287, then declared that he wouldn’t accept anything other than a title fight for his next assignment.
Kevin Holland channeled his inner Joe Frazier to unleash a classic left-hook KO to light up the early portion of the main card at UFC 287 in Miami.
One of the greatest title fights in UFC history will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame with the announcement that the UFC 189 clash between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald will be added to the Fight Wing this summer.
Kelvin Gastelum was in desperate need of a win heading into UFC 287 and, after three hard-fought rounds, he got one to get his rollercoaster career back on the rails.
The official weigh-ins went off almost without a hitch as the key protagonists at UFC 287 took to the scale ahead of fight night in Miami, Florida.