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

This past Saturday in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia, we saw a huge matchup in the middleweight division. Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-5) was taking on rising contender Nassourdine Imavov (16-4, 1 NC). This was Adesanya’s first non-title fight since 2019.

Top-5 Middleweight will meet for a massive Main Event. Check the UFC odds series for our Adesanya-Imavov prediction and pick.

Everything you need to know about the main event of Saturday's UFC Saudi Arabia fight card: Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov - Betting odds, picks, and predictions.

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

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.