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Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum interim title-fight war joins UFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025

BAD MMA News — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 04:35:06 +0000

A middleweight modern classic will claim its spot in the UFC Hall of Fame this summer. During Saturday’s UFC 312 broadcast, the promotion announced that the 2019 interim title fight between Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame Fight Wing as part of the Class of 2025. The fight was the co-main event of UFC 236, which took place April 13, 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. On that night, Adesanya and Gastelum battled in a thriller that went back and forth for five rounds, with Adesanya winning by close unanimous decision to grab his first piece of the UFC 185-pound title.

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Watch Israel Adesanya defeat Kelvin Gastelum to win the interim UFC middleweight title

BAD MMA News — Sun, 02 Apr 2023 08:54:25 +0000

Israel Adesanya won the interim middleweight title by defeating Kelvin Gastelum in a war at UFC 236 in April 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. He went on to unify the belts in his next outing with a second-round finish if Robert Whittaker .

Watch Israel Adesanya defeat Kelvin Gastelum to win the interim UFC middleweight title – MMA Weekly

One year later, Kelvin Gastelum says Israel Adesanya loss ‘burns in my soul,’ vows to be champion

BAD MMA News — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 01:28:39 +0000

Exactly one year ago, Kelvin Gastelum paired with reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya to put on one of the greatest fights in the history of the sport. While he takes some fulfillment from his performance that night, Gastelum admits it still hurts to think how close he was to wrapping gold around his waist. “I’m very proud of the effort that I put in that fight and what we did in that fight despite the circumstances, and I’m very proud of that fight because I got to do a lot of things that I haven’t been able to do in a lot of other fights,” Gastelum told MMA Junkie

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One year later, Kelvin Gastelum says Israel Adesanya loss ‘burns in my soul,’ vows to be champion – MMA Junkie

MMA Junkie’s ‘Submission of the Month’ for April: A record-setting tapout

BAD MMA News — Sat, 04 May 2019 01:48:56 +0000

With another action-packed month in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2019: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s “Submission of the Month” award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice. * * * * The Nominees Brandon Davis def. Randy Costa at UFC 236 Fighting for the first time at bantamweight, Brandon Davis (10-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) went toe-to-toe with a promising newcomer in Randy Costa (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) before ultimately scoring an impressive submission win. After the entertaining fight somehow lasted the first round, Davis wasted no time in the second.

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Daily Debate results: Was Poirier’s title road tougher than dos Anjos, Lawler or Bisping’s?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 21:49:53 +0000

Gallery Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway at UFC 236: Best photos Dustin Poirier finally got his hands on UFC gold this past Saturday. And even if it’s an interim belt, it’s still a title

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ATT owner Dan Lambert donates Dustin Poirier’s UFC 236 gym fees to Good Fight Foundation

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 19:42:21 +0000

The acts of kindness from the MMA community continue to pour in following Dustin Poirier ’s interim lightweight title victory last weekend at UFC 236. This one comes from American Top Team owner Dan Lambert. Lambert has joined the likes of Max Holloway, Alan Jouban and Eryk Anders in contributing to Poirier’s Good Fight Foundation non-profit charity, which has a goal of raising money to help build a playground for disabled kids at Prairie Elementary School in Poirier’s hometown of LaFayette, La. The playground will be in honor of Aaron Hill, a 7-year-old boy from the school who died in October 2017 from a rare brain disorder called adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Poirier on Friday told MMA Junkie that Lambert, who owns the gym in Coconut Creek.

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As promised, Dustin Poirier’s UFC 236 fight kit up for auction for charity

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:18:22 +0000

Gallery Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway at UFC 236: Best photos This charity auction thing is becoming old hat for Dustin Poirier . Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC), the UFC’s new interim lightweight champion after a unanimous decision win over Max Holloway (20-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC) in the UFC 236 main event this past Saturday, once again is auctioning off his fight gear for a good cause.

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Daily Debate results: Will Max Holloway’s loss to Poirier affect his credibility at 145?

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:49:10 +0000

Gallery Dustin Poirier def. Max Holloway at UFC 236: Best photos Max Holloway had a shot at history this past Saturday and came up short. Holloway (20-5 MMA, 16-5 UFC), the UFC’s featherweight champion, moved up 10 pounds to take on Dustin Poirier (25-5 MMA, 17-4 UFC) for an interim lightweight title. A win for Holloway would’ve put him in some rareified company as a simultaneous two-division champ, but he dropped a decision in a “Fight of the Night” main event. The loss was Holloway’s first since a decision setback against Conor McGregor nearly six years prior and it snapped his impressive 13-fight winning streak, which included four straight knockouts of former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis, longtime featherweight champ Jose Aldo (twice) and then-unbeaten contender Brian Ortega. Related UFC 236 'Thrill and Agony': Dustin Poirier, Shaquille O'Neal console Max Holloway's son Max Holloway contributes signed UFC 236 gloves to Dustin Poirier's charity UFC 236 'Fight Motion:' Relive Poirier-Holloway, Adesanya-Gastelum in super slo-mo For our latest Daily Debate, we asked you if Holloway’s loss at lightweight is going to affect his credibility at featherweight, where he’s still the champ

UFC 236 ‘Thrill and Agony’: Dustin Poirier, Shaquille O’Neal console Max Holloway’s son

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 20:55:24 +0000

Once again, the UFC takes us behind the scenes of its latest pay-per-view – this time at UFC 236 in Atlanta. UFC 236 took place this past Saturday at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass

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Daily Debate: How long before Israel Adesanya is ready for Jon Jones?

BAD MMA News — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:05:48 +0000

Before UFC 234 in February, everything seemed cool between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Israel Adesanya , who at the time was preparing to fight Anderson Silva. But the mutual respect between Jones and Adesanya took a turn last week in the build-up to UFC 236. During a fight week interview with TMZ, Adesanya said he was ready to pick off another “GOAT” in reference to Jones after defeating Silva by decision

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