Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum to Enter UFC Hall of Fame 'Fight Wing'

"One of the greatest fights I've ever seen in my life." -Dana White@KelvinGastelum vs @Stylebender is the newest inductee to the #UFCHOF Fight Wing 👏 pic.twitter.com/YQIbgwNiNC

— UFC (@ufc) February 9, 2025

The middleweight classic between Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum will be the latest inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame’s “Fight Wing.”

The promotion announced the news during UFC 312 on Saturday night. Adesanya and Gastelum squared off in an interim title bout at UFC 236 on April 13, 2019. While “The Last Stylebender” ultimately prevailed in a five-round unanimous decision, Gastelum gave Adesanya the most difficulty of any opponent up to that point in his UFC tenure. When all was said and done, Adesanya was credited with four knockdowns in the bout — including three in the final stanza. The Nigerian-born Kiwi would go on to unify the 185-pound belt with a second-round KO of Robert Whittaker in his next outing at UFC 243.

“The fight between Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 was one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen in my life,” UFC CEO Dana White said. “This was an absolute war with the interim title on the line. Congrats to Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum on a fight that will always be remembered!”

Adesanya vs. Gastelum was also selected as Sherdog’s "Fight of the Year” for 2019.

“In that fifth round, I found something deep,” Adesanya said after the victory. “I went to another level. I’ve trained for this, but I found another level. That darkness. I was thinking, we are going to die right here; you and me. He’s a tough dude, but he couldn’t put me away.”

The 2025 UFC Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place this summer in Las Vegas and will be streamed on UFC Fight Pass.