The UFC returns from a one-week break and kicks off a torrid stretch of the promotion’s 2025 calendar today (February 1) when UFC Saudi Arabia down in Riyadh.

Adesanya (24-5 MMA, 13-5 UFC) suffered his third-straight loss when he was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov (16-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 250 headliner at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. After defending his UFC middleweight title five times, Adesanya has now lost four of his past five fights.

Israel Adesanya was shockingly upset by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Saudi Arabia, we take a look at 3 opponents for Adesanya's next fight.

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has finally gotten a chance to rewatch his TKO loss to Nassourdine Imavov this past Saturday, his fourth blemish in his last five outings. Adesanya, who remains in UFC CEO Dana White's good graces despite recent struggles inside the Octagon,

Comment: The former two-time champion will look to end his two-fight losing streak, in his first non-title bout in almost six years

Israel Adesanya has taken his post-fight reflection to heart and further addressed where his MMA career is headed, he said.

Israel Adesanya is in a tricky spot. For the first time in his MMA career, Adesanya has suffered three defeats in a row, with his latest being this past Saturday in the main event of UFC Fight Night 2

Israel Adesanya has played down claims that his loss to Nassourdine Imavov came via an early stoppage, after the former champion fell to a third straight defeat. In Saudi Arabia on Saturday (1 February),

The main event of UFC Saudi Arabia was a pivotal middleweight matchup between two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya and top contender Nassourdine Imavov.

UFC Saudi Arabia is in the books, and now, it’s on to UFC 312. This past Saturday, Nassourdine Imavov scored the biggest win of his career when he knocked out former two-time champion Israel Adesanya in the second round of their main event matchup.