Israel Adesanya’s return to UFC excites fans
25 December 2024 |
12:47 am
Nigeria-Born, New Zealand-based UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya, is set to return to the cage for the first time looking to overcome back-to-back title fight defeats.
Nigeria-Born, New Zealand-based UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya, is set to return to the cage for the first time looking to overcome back-to-back title fight defeats.
It is rare to see former UFC middleweight champion Adesanya headlining a UFC Fight Night card. But ahead of his UFC Saudi Arabia main event in February 2025 against Nassourdine Imavov, Adesanya’s first Fight Night showcase features a pay-per-view quality undercard.
The upcoming UFC headliner battle in Saudi Arabia features 10 undercard fights with a nice blend of stylistic matchups and ranked contenders. While Adesanya’s return against the surging Nassourdine Imavov is at the top of the heap, there are many extraordinary matchups on the undercard, including a middleweight co-main between Shara Magomedov and Michael ‘Venom’ Page.
Adesanya and Imavov square off in the UFC Saudi Arabia main event on February 1st in Riyadh. The card marks the promotion’s return to the kingdom after hosting a UFC Fight Night event in June, featuring another middleweight headliner between Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov.
Ranked fighters such as Sergei Pavlovich, Shamil Gaziev, and Jairzinho Rozenstruik will also return at UFC event scheduled for Saudi Arabia in early 2025.
The news of Adesanya’s return has sparked wide excitement among his fans, some of whom went wild on social media.
“This is a banging card,” one fan tweeted. “Pretty phenomenal lineup for a fight night card! Looking forward to another great year of UFC events,” another one said. “11/10 Fight Night.” Another fan tweeted saying: “Loaded UFC fight night card? Sign me up. Ridiculous card. Grab it fans!”
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