Michael Bisping faced Israel Adesanya with a harsh reality check after UFC Fight Night 250. 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 Saturday’s main event at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Israel Adesanya suffered a shocking knockout loss Saturday at UFC Saudi Arabia at the hands of Nassourdine Imavov in Riyadh.

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.