Israel Adesanya’s exit followed by new arrival at City Kickboxing as 11-1 UFC lightweight joins

TalkingPoints UFC UFC Events Schedule Results UFC 331 UFC 332 UFC 333 Boxing MMA Features Exclusives Throwbacks Follow us on '. Photo by Mike Roach/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images UFC Home Israel Adesanya Israel Adesanya’s exit followed by new arrival at City Kickboxing as 11-1 UFC lightweight joins Harvey Leonard Wed 26 August 2026 20:00 Follow us on Google Discover New Zealand’s most famous MMA gym has a new face within its walls.

City Kickboxing has risen to prominence thanks to the success of stars like Israel Adesanya , Carlos Ulberg, Dan Hooker, and Kai Kara-France in the UFC .

Ulberg’s UFC 327 win over Jiri Prochazka to become light heavyweight king in April made him the gym’s second undisputed champion on MMA’s biggest stage. He followed in the footsteps of ‘The Last Stylebender’, who had two middleweight reigns.