Former two-time middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya expects to return to action as soon as September, and only wants to fight fellow ex-gold holder, Sean Strickland in his comeback.
Adesanya, who fell to his third straight loss earlier this year, would drop a second round knockout defeat against incoming UFC Paris main event star, Nassourdine Imavov.
And taking the time since to focus on preparing his teammates for battle, Adesanya has been a strong link in the camp of Kai Kara-France, who challenges for flyweight gold this weekend in the co-main event of UFC 317.