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[FILE] Israel Adesanya avoids a punch from Paulo Costa during their UFC middleweight championship bout at UFC 253 on September 27, 2020 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC)
Khamzat Chimaev has sights set on a title bout in Abu Dhabi later this year, with the unbeaten star saying also that middleweight champion Alex Pereira would offer the least challenging fight in his career thus far.
Though, he has been released, a statement issued by Adesanya’s manager, Tim Simpson of Paradigm Sports Management on the incident on Wednesday reads: “Israel was handed a gift by a fan, which he put in his luggage. When flagged at the airport, Israel quickly disposed off the item and cooperated with authorities.
Alex Pereira takes down Israel Adesanya during their fight at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, New York. Photo credit: MMA Junkie
Alex Pereira walks away after beating Israel Adesanya to become MMA’s new middleweight champion… at the weekend.
Alex Pereira maintained his combat sports dominance over Israel Adesanya by knocking out the UFC's middleweight champion in the fifth round of their headline bout at UFC 281 in New York on Saturday night.
Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya in stunning fashion Saturday night, winning by technical knockout by punches in the fifth and final round to claim the middleweight belt at UFC 281 in New York.
Alex Pereira takes down Israel Adesanya during their fight at UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden, New York. Photo credit: MMA Junkie