UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has made quite a number of enemies in the promotion. The 33-year-old does not mind lashing out against his rivals. However, he has also built some great friendships over the years. The entire MMA world might know that Adesanya and the current featherweight champion, Alexander Volkanovski, are great friends. ‘The Great’ and ‘The Last Stylebender’ have always expressed their immense joy at each other’s success. But at the moment, it seems that the Nigerian fighter has found a great friend outside the UFC world.
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Surprisingly, Adesanya’s friend is the ‘Aquaman’ of Hollywood, and that’s none other than Jason Momoa. Fans came to know about the friendship between Momoa and ‘Stylebender’ through a YouTube video uploaded by Adesanya just before his bout against Alex Pereira at UFC 287.
Israel Adesanya and Jason Momoa had a blast
Recently, Jason Momoa shared a few pictures on Instagram where, along with him, the UFC middleweight champion was also spotted. With the picture, the ‘Aquaman’ actor wrote, “celebrating FAST X with my aotearoa ohana. trouble makers. not me the other guys aloha j.” Adesanya shared the post to his Instagram story and wrote, “Them random nights are the best ones.” The images made it clear that the two buddies caught up with each other to have a blast.
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From the posts of the ‘Conan the Barbarian’ actor, it is clear that the best buddies had a great time. Adesanya, too, seems to have Momoa’s company. On several occasions, he has mentioned his friendship with the actor.
The best buddies met before UFC 287
When Adesanya was traveling to Miami, Florida, for his bout against the Brazilian fighter at UFC 287, he met Jason Momoa. In a video shared by Adesanya on his YouTube channel, the two celebrities are seen sitting together. They had brief but heartwarming conversations with each other. While talking with ‘The Last Stylebender’, Momoa said, “I was shocked, I was shocked how f*king tall are you” He added, “I was f*cking… Man, what’s your weight? Middleweight?“
On February 19, 2023, the Nigerian fighter shared a photo with the ‘Aquaman’ actor on his Twitter handle. Back then, Adesanya was training hard to fight against ‘Poatan’. He posted a photo of himself with Momoa and Dave Chappelle. After posting the images, Adesanya called the ‘Braven’ actor “hot mate.” It seems that the two stars are enjoying each other’s company. Both Momoa and Adesanya give so much importance to maintaining a good physique. This might be a factor that helped them bond. What do you think?
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