Israel Adesanya faces Robert Whittaker in the main event of Saturday's UFC 243 pay-per-view card. The contest is a middleweight title unification bout.

Cormier: Adesanya's performance was out of this world (1:34) Daniel Cormier calls Israel Adesanya "the guy that makes people get together" and says his performance at UFC 243 backed that up.

He’s got the frame of Jon Jones, the dynamism of a prime Anderson Silva and the ability to sell a fight like Conor McGregor. Israel Adesanya is not only the undisputed middleweight champion ...

Israel Adesanya faces Robert Whittaker in the main event of Saturday's UFC 243. The ESPN+ streaming contest is a middleweight title unification bout.

Israel Adesanya's walkout at UFC 243 was in the making for decades, but the soon to be champion had less than four days to put it all together. Illustration by ESPN.

Australian UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker (21-4) takes on unbeaten New Zealander UFC Interim Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya (17-0) in the main event of UFC 243 on Saturday.

Israel Adesanya Claims His UFC 243 Walkout Stressed Him More Than The Fight Against Robert Whittaker. May 18, 2025, 2:22pm EST By Pavan Sharma. Follow Us 17. Israel Adesanya (Image Credit: Getty ...

Israel Adesanya logged six highlight wins in a row before his first title shot, including a HOF-worthy FOTY scrapper vs. Kelvin Gastelum.At UFC 243 in 2019, Adesanya achieved his moment of triumph ...

UFC 243 isn't the only pay-per-view to feature Israel Adesanya's taste for pageantry. At UFC 276, he took on Jared Cannonier in what turned out to be his final successful middleweight title defense.

Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov preview Former champion Adesanya (24-4 MMA, ... most recently snapping Brendan Allen's seven-fight winning streak this past September at UFC Fight Night 243.

Israel Adesanya has done it. Within less than two years of his UFC debut, The Last Stylebender has reached the mountain top. Robert Whittaker has been the undisputed Middleweight Champion and has ...