Adesanya (23-2 MMA, 12-2 UFC) will look to reclaim the middleweight title from Pereira (7-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) when the pair face off in the Octagon in the UFC 287 headliner in Miami.

Source: https://punchng.com/adesanya-backed-to-knock-out-pereira/

Adesanya followed Pereira down to the mat but referee Dan Mirgliotta waved the fight off, returning the Nigerian-born New Zealander to the top of the middleweight pile, a weight class he has dominated for the last four years.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/adesanya-stuns-pereira-reclaim-ufc-middleweight-crown-3406421?cid=cna_flip_070214

An all-European curtain-raiser here with rising star Dolidze making a bid to break the middleweight top five and see off the 'Italian Dream'.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/live/article-11868615/Leon-Edwards-vs-Kamaru-Usman-UFC-286-2023-Live-Result.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

And while much of the talk ahead of Marshall’s return to the ring with Crews-Dezurn has been about her missed rematch with Shields, the super middleweight champion has also declared her intentions to rematch Shields.

Source: https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/boxing/franchon-crews-dezurn-labels-savannah-marshall-a-pit-stop-ahead-of-undisputed-super-middleweight-title-showdown-4198448

At a news conference in March, Du Plessis, the No. 5 ranked middleweight contender, sparked controversy when he said he was “going to take a belt to Africa.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/07/08/sports/ufc-290-results

He’ll face No. 4 ranked welterweight in a middleweight title eliminator.

Source: https://nesn.com/bets/2023/10/ufc-294-makhachev-vs-volkanovski-2-preview-best-bets/

In a Light middleweight Round of 32 bout, Nishant Dev squared off against South Korea’s Lee Sangmin.

Source: https://www.canindia.com/mens-world-boxing-cships-akash-sangwan-nishant-dev-advance-to-pre-quarters/

In total, Team Nigerian won six medals at the tournament with three gold medals claimed by the winners in the finals and three bronze medals secured by Adeola Oyesiji in the flyweight, Nene Ojo in the featherweight, and Patricia Mbata in the middleweight.

Source: https://blueprint.ng/more-nigerian-boxers-book-paris-2024-olympic-tickets/

It wasn't long before Bruce Buffer was announcing the pair's middleweight showdown, which was, surprisingly, well received.

Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21596848/jake-gyllenhaal-ufc-roadhouse-ko-ufc-285/

Jermell Charlo, an undisputed champion at junior middleweight, lacks Davis’ star power.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/25/jets-trade-for-aaron-rodgers-from-packers-winners-and-losers/

Johnny Eblen, red gloves, lands a body kick to the midsection of Anatoly Tokov, blue gloves, during their middleweight championship fight during Bellator 290: Bader vs. Fedor 2 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA, Saturday, Feb 4, 2023.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/02/04/bellator-290-heavyweight-champ-ryan-bader-retires-fedor-emelianenko-via-tko/

Look closely and you realise Street is also wearing his middleweight wrestling championship title belt.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/apr/23/jeremy-deller-art-is-magic-stonehenge-murdoch-orgreave-interview

MMA Fighting reports that Tamara Alves, Costa's partner and manager, said that the former UFC middleweight title challenger is not medically cleared to compete at UFC 294 because of the "still active" infection in his right elbow.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trentreinsmith/2023/10/11/paulo-costa-out-khamzat-chimaev-gets-new-ufc-294-opponent/

Next Gen will take on the experienced Liam Smith in a middleweight bout in Manchester.

Source: https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/10076682/chris-eubank-jr-liam-smith-undercard-joseph-parker/

Robert Whittaker punches Dricus Du Plessis during a middleweight mixed martial arts bout during UFC 290 on Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/volkanovski-defends-ufc-championship-in-las-vegas-c-11225296

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez of Mexico, left, fights John Ryder of Britain in a super middleweight title boxing match at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday, May 6, 2023.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/05/06/canelo-beats-ryder-by-unanimous-decision-in-return-to-mexico/

’s coach Eugene Bareman has revealed that he asked the ’s head matchmaker for a rematch in one week’s time, after stunned Adesanya to win the middleweight title on Saturday.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/adesanya-strickland-reaction-ufc-293-b2408686.html

Starring as real-life boxer portrays the middleweight champ's dominating, violent force inside the ring with a destroyed mess of a life once the gloves come off.

Source: https://collider.com/best-movies-all-time-ranked-roger-ebert/

Strickland, the No. 7 ranked middleweight in the world, comes into this fight on a two-fight losing streak.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/01/14/betmgm-ohio-bonus-code-nypohio-grab-this-marvelous-offer-for-ufc-fight-night/

Taking the fight required meeting Álvarez at super middleweight (168 pounds) — an unusual two-weight-class jump that adds to the mystery surrounding the underdog Charlo.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-09-28/jermell-charlo-canelo-alvarez-fight-las-vegas