Israel Adesanya has finally revealed the names of the films in which he could have been.
Even after three consecutive losses for the best hunters in the world, Israel Adesanya is still one of the greatest superstars of the UFC and also one of the most active champions in recent memory.
His life story A literal film entitled 'Stylebender' (2023), the Hall of Fame Worthy Adesanya gave a career in acting when he was the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion of the world.
In the run -up to his legendary resentment competition with old kickboxing rival Alex Pereira on UFC 281, Adesanya said that he has rejected four different film offers to concentrate on champion.
Now we know what three of the four are.
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Israël Adesanya rejected film offers from the 'Black Panther' and 'Creed' franchises for Alex Pereira Fight
In November 2022, days before his title loss against Pereira in Madison Square Garden, Adesanya told me that he rejected an acting role in Michael B. Jordan's 'Creed III' (2023), the newest episode in the 'Creed' Franchise and 'Rocky' Universse.
The double champion said that the boxing film was the fourth film that he had to say no to.
Speakingly on his YouTube channel, Adesanya also confirmed that he rejected in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' (2022) and 'Creed II' (2018).
“While I am fighting, when I decide to take, I don't know, three months to film a movie. It would be f – mine [schedule] Up, “Adesanya said about acting (H/T: Home of Fight).
“While, especially at the top, I was champion, [I wanted to keep] defend my belt.
“I had something like that, nah …
“I had options for Black Panther 2,” Adesanya continued.
“Creed 2 too, that was another. I rejected it.”
“It wasn't because I didn't want to do it. I just knew that I had to concentrate on the task that was obvious,” said Adesanya.
Israël Adesanya made his voice acting debut in Baki Hanma
When it comes to acting on the big screen, Adesanya has said that a future in Hollywood 'will always be there'.
In 2021, 'The Last Stylebender' took a voice on trading with his first performance in 'Baki Hanma' – the sequel to the popular combat sportanime 'Baki'.
Adesanya coiled Kamille, a key character in the first season of the Anime on Netflix.
Adesanya, 35, comes back-to-back title fighting losses to Sean Strickland and the champion Drus Du Plessis, as well as a KO defeat against #1 competition Nassourdine Imavov in February.