Israel Adesanya recalls his first reign as UFC Middleweight Champion.
'The Last Stylebender' Kelvin Gastelum dropped four times to win an interim title in April 2019 – but he was not the real King from 185 pounds until he killed Robert Whittaker after dancing to the Octagon a few months later .
The last defense of Israel Adesanya before Alex Pereira took his belt in a large upset at UFC 281 in November 2022, was a dominant decision victory on the eternal competition Jared Cannonier, who had trouble getting close to UFC 276
Prior to his return to the cage against Nassourdine Imavov in UFC Saudi Aarabia on Saturday, Adesanya thought about the time he broke the Drake 'Curse' when the rap -Superster placed a big gamble on him to win.
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Israel Adesanya responds to the old Drake video
On Tuesday, Sports Center shared an old video from Adesanya and Drake in which they were on Facetime conversations for UFC 276.
The hit maker 'One Dance' is a huge fighting fan, known for the use of astronomical amounts of money in large fighting. Before Adesanya Cannonier fought, he cried to tell the new Zeelander what he had driven on his latest deficiency.
“I had to put a light mill on my brother,” said Drake. “Return on investment is a lot.
'I just want to wish you good luck. You know I love you, brother. You are different. I have a deep, deep love and respect for you. A deep love and respect. “
Adesanya got the best comment on the video when he answered: “” What f *** in “Curse?!” Iykyk. “
Drake ran away with $ 1.3 million after support from Adesanya but The Canadian superstar has since had mixed results because he continued to support his friend during his 1-3 malaise in the octhoek.
Pereiras come from behind KO -Costs Drake £ 1,240,000. However, he won most of it when Adesanya took revenge by sleeping 'Patan' in their UFC 287 Rematch.
Since then, 'Champagne Papi' has lost another $ 950,000 gambling on Adesanya to beat Sean Strickland and Drus Du Plessis, who placed him on a two-level skid on the way to UFC Saudi Arabia.
Israel Adesanya -eyes fight with another middleweight candidate
Adesanya already has one eye on the next opponent he wants to encounter after beating Imavov.
In a recent performance on the Ariel Helwani show, Adesanya Caio Borralho proclaimed a fight.
“Good style, I love his style,” said the 35-year-old.
“Our interactions have been respectful and warm. And they are just handy hands, bro. You are good, I'm good, let's throw hands and see what's going on. No bad blood or nothing, I just want to test myself for these young boys such as Nassourdine Imavov.
“I know the answer, but I want to prove it for myself and find out. So we're going to discover it. “
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