Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, returned to New Zealand yesterday after a ‘tour’ of some states in Nigeria. Adesanya migrated with his parents from Nigeria to New Zealand when he was 11 years old. The combat…
UFC middleweight interim champion, Israel Adesanya causes stir at Lagos airport (Guardian)
Sixteen years after taking his martial arts skills to New Zealand, Nigerian-born current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interim middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya stepped his feet on his fatherland yesterday. The arrival of Adesanya, who defeated America’s Kelvin Gastelum during a…
Israel Adesanya relocates to ‘remote village’ in New Zealand after beating Brazil’s Silva (Guardian)
After conquering Brazil’s legendary fighter, Anderson Silva in the UFC 234 in Melbourne last week, Africa’s fast-rising MMA athlete, Israel Adesanya has relocated to a remote village in New Zealand, according to his manager, Eugene Bareman. Adesanya, who lives in…
Catch Adesanya UFC’s next breakout star LIVE on DStv this weekend
Straight from the octagon to your screens, DStv brings you Israel Adesanya, Africa’s fast-rising MMA athlete, takes on legendary Anderson Silva in UFC 234 in Melbourne this weekend with one thing on his mind: confirming his status as the sport’s…