“Same as I’ve always had, I never really chased the belt,” Adesanya said. “I always knew it would come around. I knew what I was going to do in the game. I knew it was going to come around.

Israel Adesanya recently made his opinion known on ... Sportskeeda and more "Champion definitely isn't just defined by the belt. There's guys in this game that I consider them champions and ...

I stand on that. I never chased the belt. I expected it,” Adesanya said. “I expected to be champion… I expected to get to this point that I wanted to get to because of the work that I put in ...

“Do I have a title shot in mind for the future… No, “Adesanya laughed. “. . . When I got to the UFC, I never chased the belt; I expected it. . . . After the [Du Plessis] fight I remember ...

Dustin Poirier won interim UFC gold but was never able to claim the undisputed lightweight belt. / John David Mercer-Imagn Images Adesanya won the interim middleweight title against Kelvin ...

Alex is a black belt in jiu-jitsu now. He's exponentially getting better. I haven't really seen him use much in a fight 'cause he hasn't had to." What Adesanya is Banking On At UFC 313 Adesanya ...

Fighting in a non-title fight for the first time since February 2019, Adesanya was attempting to kick-start another run for the belt that he controlled for several years before losing three of his ...