Adesanya promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
Israel adesanya He's going through a rough patch in his career, but he's undeniably an MMA star. At his physical, mental, and technical peak, the Nigerian, former king of the UFC middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg), achieved impressive victories and, in the final stretch of 2025, recalled the most emblematic ones. As expected, the Nigerian highlighted the knockouts he delivered in... Alex Poatán e Paulo borrachinha.
Comparing the two victories, Adesanya showed particular appreciation for the knockout against the Brazilian fighter. And the former UFC champion's choice makes sense. In 2020, the Nigerian shone in the octagon by dominating Borrachinha. After being heavily provoked, the athlete displayed his striking skills and, without letting his rival get into the fight, was lethal, knocking him out in the second round without suffering any damage.
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“I think Borrachinha was my cleanest performance. I didn’t take any damage and I inflicted all the damage. I think technically it was my cleanest victory. The one against Poatan was a story that took years. It was really satisfying,” said the former UFC king in a video published by the 'Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA' academy on YouTube.
Adesanya made history.
Israel adesanyaThe 36-year-old transitioned from kickboxing to MMA and quickly rose to prominence in the UFC. The Nigerian debuted in the sport's largest organization in 2018, became middleweight champion a year later, and defended the title five times.
In this modality, the athlete won 24 fights, 16 by knockout, and lost five. His main victories were against Alex Poatán, Anderson Silva, Jared Cannonier, Kelvin Gastelum, Marvin vettori (twice), Paulo borrachinha, Robert whittaker (twice) and Yoel romero.
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