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Video: Is Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis the right UFC top contender fight?

It's not often we get the UFC to outright label upcoming fights as No. 1 contender bouts for titles.

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UFC champ Israel Adesanya sounds off on Dricus Du Plessis: ‘I’m going to f*cking beat him until he’s black’

Israel Adesanya's racially charged remarks make it crystal clear just how badly and why the UFC champ wants to get his hands on Dricus Du Plessis.

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Israel Adesanya suffered serious injury 13 days ahead of Alex Pereira rematch

UFC star Israel Adesanya regained his middleweight title with a revenge win over Alex Pereira earlier this month, but has now revealed he suffered a knee ligament tear and ankle damage thirteen days before the event

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UFC champion Israel Adesanya reveals he suffered serious injury two weeks before KO win

Adesanya suffered a Grade 1 MCL tear 13 days before regaining the middleweight title from Alex Pereira

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Israel Adesanya vows to beat UFC rival "until he's black" over African comments

Du Plessis said he plans to become the first UFC fighter to bring a world title to Africa and Adesanya, who was born in Nigeria, has slammed him for the comments

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UFC star Alex Pereira advised to avoid rival with light-heavyweight move

Pereira announced he will move up to light-heavyweight after his UFC title loss to Israel Adesanya but the Brazilian has been warned to avoid a specific top-ranked contender

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Video: Reacting to Alex Pereira’s move to UFC’s light heavyweight division

Our "Spinning Back Clique" discuss former UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira's move up to 205 pounds.

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Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis added to UFC 290; Dana White says winner gets Israel Adesanya

Dana White has announced a No. 1 contender bout in the middleweight division between former champ Robert Whittaker and Dricus Du Plessis.

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Jared Cannonier vs. Marvin Vettori set to headline UFC Fight Night event on June 17

A big middleweight matchup is taking the marquee spot on June 17 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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Israel Adesanya criticised for "holding a grudge" against Alex Pereira's son

Pereira's five-year-old son mocked Adesanya after he was knocked out in their 2017 kickboxing fight but 'The Last Stylebender' got his own back in their UFC 287 fight

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Chael Sonnen: Dricus Du Plessis, not Robert Whittaker, should be next for Israel Adesanya

It's time for UFC champ Israel Adesanya to fight "somebody fresh and new," says Chael Sonnen, and that somebody is Dricus Du Plessis.

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Israel Adesanya brought back "old things" to secure UFC revenge against Alex Pereira

Israel Adesanya regained his UFC middleweight title this month with a brutal second round KO of bitter rival Alex Pereira, and trainer Eugene Bareman insisted he brought back his previous aggressive streak

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Eugene Bareman details ‘old things’ Israel Adesanya brought back in Alex Pereira win at UFC 287

Eugene Bareman reveals how UFC champ Israel Adesanya had to change his approach when he rematched Alex Pereira.

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Michael Bisping thinks cutting down to middleweight affected Alex Pereira’s ‘ability to take a punch’

Michael Bisping expects former UFC champ Alex Pereira to be a better version of himself fighting 20 pounds heavier.

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Firas Zahabi: The way Alex Pereira got knocked out by Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 could be career-ending

Firas Zahabi thinks Alex Pereira may never be the same after he was knocked out by middleweight champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 287.

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UFC 287 medical suspensions: Four, including Alex Pereira, given 60-day sits

Less than half of the 24 fighters on the UFC 287 lineup in Miami are facing medical suspensions.

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Israel Adesanya offered new UFC rematch after avenging loss to Alex Pereira

Israel Adesanya regained his UFC middleweight title with a revenge KO win over Alex Pereira last weekend, and he has since been offered a second rematch with previous conqueror Jan Blachowicz

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Jan Blachowicz confident he can make 185 pounds to rematch UFC champ Israel Adesanya

Jan Blachowicz owns a UFC title-fight victory over Israel Adesanya at light heavyweight, so why not run it back at middleweight?

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Dustin Jacoby would love to welcome Alex Pereira to UFC light heavyweight division

In 2014, Alex Pereira defeated Dustin Jacoby by knockout in kickboxing. Could they rematch in MMA?

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Robert Whittaker keen to take UFC title from Israel Adesanya: ‘I’m never gonna stop hunting him’

Robert Whittaker realizes he wants Israel Adesanya to be the man he beats to regain the UFC middleweight championship.

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Israel Adesanya coach explains why fighter’s walkout made him ‘nervous’ at UFC 287

Eugene Bareman noticed ‘uncharacteristic mannerisms’ in Adesanya, before the middleweight knocked out Alex Pereira to regain his UFC title

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Jon Anik declares Israel Adesanya ‘the greatest middleweight champion of all time’ after UFC 287

Jon Anik is so in awe of Israel Adesanya's UFC 287 win and believes it's enough for him to replace Anderson Silva as the middleweight GOAT.

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Former UFC champ Alex Pereira announces move to light heavyweight: ‘This will be better for me’

Alex Pereira makes what Dana White expected official: He's moving up to 205 pounds after losing the UFC middleweight title.

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Israel Adesanya def. Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236: Best photos

Check out the best photos from Israel Adesanya's unanimous decision win over Kelvin Gastelum in the 2019 Fight of the Year.

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Khabib Nurmagomedov lists his ‘MMA GOAT top 15’ fighters

One of the best to ever do it, former UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov, reveals who he has on his top 15 MMA fighters of all time.

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