Zach BacharContributor IFebruary 1, 2025
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Israel Adesanya doesn’t appear to be considering retirement despite suffering a swift defeat at the hands of Nassourdine Imavov during the UFC Fight Night 250 main event in Saudi Arabia.
Adesanya posted a video of himself reacting to the fight on social media afterwards, writing “I’ll be back” in the caption.
Israel Adesanya @stylebender
🫀<br>”As real as it gets.” – <a href=”https://twitter.com/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@ufc</a> <br>Rolled the dice…snake eyes 🎲🎲<br>I’ll be back, gone to get some milk. 🥛🥛 <a href=”https://t.co/XQ5eMgL6zd”>pic.twitter.com/XQ5eMgL6zd</a>
The former UFC middleweight champion suffered a knockout loss in the second round to Imavov on Saturday, causing his overall record to fall to 24-5.
ESPN MMA @espnmma
IMAVOV JUST KNOCKED OUT ADESANYA 🤯 <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/UFCSAUDIARABIA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#UFCSAUDIARABIA</a> <a href=”https://t.co/JyFbvGzzvO”>pic.twitter.com/JyFbvGzzvO</a>
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
