Israel Adesanya ’s motivation goes beyond recapturing UFC gold. Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) lost his middleweight title in a big upset loss to Sean Strickland in September at UFC 293 . “The Last Stylebender” hasn’t competed since, but is expected to challenge middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (21-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC), potentially Aug. 17 at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia. “I’m excited,” Adesanya said on his YouTube channel . “It’s been a year, almost a year, like 11 months by the time I get back in the octagon
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Israel Adesanya ‘coming for heads,’ not UFC championship belts – MMA Junkie