Overview

• Head coach Eugene Bareman says Adesanya has resumed full-time work at City Kickboxing, training every day twice a day.
• Bareman expects Adesanya to be ready for a potential fight before the end of 2025, framing the current phase as rebuilding mind and body.
• No matchmaking has been discussed with the UFC, and Bareman suggests prioritizing an exciting, fan-pleasing bout over a title push.
• A rematch with Sean Strickland interests Adesanya, though Strickland’s Nevada suspension over a June incident complicates that option.
• Adesanya is coming off three straight defeats—Strickland, Dricus du Plessis, and Nassourdine Imavov—and has not won since knocking out Alex Pereira in April 2023.