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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Israel adesanya set for ufc return as former champion bids to stop three fight slip - What They Never Told You

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Former UFC champion Israel Adesanya - (Getty Images)

Israel Adesanya will return to the cage at the end of March as the former two-time UFC middleweight champion bids to get back in the win column against Joe Pyfer after a three-fight slip.

Adesanya (24-5, 16 KOs) is one of the UFC’s most recognisable fighters but has slipped down the 185lb rankings after a run of just one win in five bouts since late 2022.

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