Israel Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-born New Zealand based professional mixed martial artist. He has also competed in kickboxing and boxing.[3] As a mixed martial artist, he is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the UFC Middleweight Champion and has an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses. In kickboxing, he is the former Glory middleweight contender winner and King in the Ring two-time cruiserweight and heavyweight champion. As of 24 May 2020, he is #4 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.[4] Adesanya is often regarded as one of the best strikers in the world of mixed martial arts as well as one of the best in sport's history. read more