Israel Adesanya made ripples worldwide when he knocked out Alex Pereira at UFC 287. It was one of those knockouts heard around the world, whose echoes are still in the air. ‘The Last Stylebender’ delivered more than one iconic moment that night. The 33-year-old gave the fans another signature celebration apt for the moment, that has since been copied by many on social media.

Now, almost a month removed from the historic UFC 287, a fan is getting brutally trolled for trying to pull off Adesanya’s celebration. The young fan tried to do a ‘Stylebender’ impression during the graduation ceremony. Although it was an evidently happy moment for him, he did not impress fight fans with his impersonation of the UFC middleweight champion.

Fans mock a student for botching the Israel Adesanya celebration

In a clip that surfaced on the internet, we see a man imitating Israel Adesanya during a graduation ceremony. As soon as his name was called, the man took center stage and did the archery celebration. Fans expressed their assessment of the move in the comments under an Instagram post showing the clip.

Following are some of their reactions:

• Bro, i had to close the page asap i did not want to see that
• Didn’t even do it good ruined the whole f***ing vibe
• Crazy cuz that’s poatan celebration lol
• This was very anti climatic to say the least
• cringe, leave it to Israel please
• Thought he was scratching the back of his head
• Dude didn’t own that on little bit but glad to see the waves Izzy’s making outside of the MMA world.
• Because it took him 4 times to graduate?
• Cringiest thing one can do.
• Now the celebration isn’t cool anymore

With many iconic moments and celebrations already delivered, the Adesanya-Pereira rivalry is far from over.

Adesanya vs Pereira: The story so far

Adesanya and Pereira have one of the most iconic present-day rivalries. The two UFC middleweights have faced each other a total of four times in their careers. Two of those were during their kickboxing days and ‘Poatan’ won both of them. One of them was a knockout win. He followed Adesanya to the UFC and finished him at UFC 281 in November last year.

3-0 down against the Brazilian, it was all on the line for Adesanya at UFC 287. This time, fortune favored the New Zealander as he finally slayed his demon and put him to sleep. After the knockout, Adesanya used Pereira’s own archery move against him, mocking him by launching three arrows at his knocked-out body, one for each loss he gave Adesanya.

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Needless to say, the celebration became one of the most iconic moments in UFC history. It was so much influential that it made its way to a graduation ceremony.

What are your thoughts on the clip? How do you rate his imitation of Adesanya’s celebration?

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