Israel Adesanya, the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion, recently received attention for his post on social media in response to a viral bikini picture of actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens. Veteran NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith weighed in on the situation with his own reaction in a video on his YouTube channel.

Vanessa Hudgens rose to fame for her role in the ‘High School Musical’ movie series. While Adesanya is dating Shana Evers and Hudgens is getting engaged to MLB star Cole Tucker. However, the UFC middleweight champion did not shy away from taking his chance on the 34-year-old actress. Let us see what Stephen A. Smith had to say about that.

Stephen A. Smith claims to be a fan of Vanessa Hudgens’ work

Vanessa Hudgens has been a star since her teenage years. Apparently, Stephen A. Smith is a huge fan of her work in Hollywood. He mentioned this in his recent YouTube video. Smith said, “So Vanessa Hudgens, you know actress, does good work. I am a fan of her work. Some people are just a fan of hers.”

After a bikini photo of Hudgens went viral on social media, Stephen A. Smith mentioned that there are many people who are a fan of her beauty as well. He added, “For those of you who are a fan of hers and not her work, it makes perfect sense, as you can see in that photo.” Furthermore, he then turned his attention to Israel Adesanya’s tweet on the 34-year-old actress.

Smith reacts to the tweet by Israel Adesanya

Stephen A. Smith claimed that it was not Hudgens’ photo that was the most prominent thing he saw on social media. Moreover, it was ‘The Last Stylebender’s Tweet that made rounds. He said, “Forget the photo. It’s the tweet that accentuated it in a beautiful way. ”

However, he had nothing negative to say about Adesanya’s tweet. Smith thought that it was a rather beautiful message from the middleweight champion. He added, “Israel Adesanya, the reigning [and] defending middleweight champion in the world in the UFC, simply retweeted it and said, ‘We’re all in this together.’ That was a beautiful quote. I’ve gotta give it to him.”

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Israel Adesanya has been quite vocal about expressing his opinion on social media. Despite the potentially controversial nature of some of his posts, it appears that he is not afraid to stand by his beliefs. What do you make of Israel Adesanya’s tweet regarding Hudgens? Please share your thoughts below.

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