Israel Adesanya Apologizes for Recent Comments- Says He Is Still ‘Growing Under the Spotlight’
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Israel Adesanya recently attempted to add his name to a list of select few fighters to hold belts in two divisions simultaneously. ‘The Last Stylebender’ came up short against Jan Blachowicz, who outpointed him to a unanimous decision win.
Since returning to his country, ‘Izzy’ has had to undergo a period of quarantine. He has used this time to get into a war of words with multiple fighters on social media. Kevin Holland being one of them.
The emerging middleweight star, Holland, trashed Adesanya’s effort and performance against Jan in the build-up to his fight against Brunson. After his performance at UFC Vegas 22, ‘The Last Stylebender’ took the liberty to hit back at Holland for all the trash-talking he had done. Unfortunately, in the heat of the moment, a usually well-mannered fighter, Israel Adesanya crossed lines.
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New Zealand’s minister for sports slams Israel Adesanya for his latest comments
In a video that has been deleted since Adesanya said, “Bro, I will f***ing r**e you”. The comment did not sit well with New Zealand’s minister for sports, who condemned them stating, “I’m sure Israel understands that, I believe he has deleted the tweet in question. It will be up to the UFC as to what they do.”
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Understanding the severity of the situation and of his statement, Israel Adesanya took to social media to apologize for his comments. He wrote, “Last weekend fight talk escalated to a point in which I crossed the line. I understand the gravity of this word and how it can affect and hurt other people apart from my opponent, although that was NEVER my intention. I am still to growing under the spotlight, and I take this as a lesson to be more selective with words under pressure.”
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This is the first time since joining the UFC that Israel Adesanya has crossed lines when it comes to trash-talking. Fans will be hoping that Adesanya learns from this incident and does not repeat it moving forward.