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#4. Israel Adesanya - UFC middleweight champion
Israel Adesanya has quickly won over UFC fans with his entertaining fight style. He picked up some big wins over the likes of Marvin Vettori, Derek Brunson and Anderson Silva which led to an interim title shot. On that occasion, Adesanya defeated Kelvin Gastelum in an instant classic to get his first taste of gold.
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That fight set up a title unification bout with Robert Whittaker in October 2019. Adesanya knocked out ‘The Reaper’ in the second round to begin his reign as the undisputed champion. He then defeated Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa before unsuccessfully trying to move up and win the light heavyweight title from Jan Błachowicz.
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Since returning to middleweight, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has gotten back to his winning ways by defeating Marvin Vettori and Robert Whittaker for a second time. It appears his next title defense will come against Jared Cannonier in a fight that's expected to take place this summer.
#3. Kamaru Usman - UFC welterweight champion
Kamaru Usman is not only the welterweight champion but also the pound-for-pound king of the UFC today. His reign began back in March 2019 when he dominated then champion Tyron Woodley to win the gold via unanimous decision. Since then, he has racked up an impressive five successful title defenses.
The first took place against Colby Covington in a Fight of the Year contender that saw ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ secure a TKO win in the fifth round. He followed this up with a one-sided decision victory over Jorge Masvidal. Usman’s third title defense saw him score a TKO victory over former teammate Gilbert Burns.
The champ followed those performances up with a pair of rematches against Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington respectively. He successfully won both of those fights and now appears set to face Leon Edwards who he’s also beaten in the past. After that, perhaps a mouth-watering clash with Khamzat Chimaev could be next.
