Believe it or not, Sean Strickland actually had something positive to say about Israel Adesanya – and his words seemed genuine.

It was a 15-fight stretch for the heavyweight fighter from Suriname - Rozenstruik made his promotional debut back in 2019 before his final appearance this weekend. 3-1 in his last 4, Rozenstruik lost a unanimous decision to ex-title challenger Sergei Pavlovich at UFC Saudi Arabia.

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.