Being the only fighter to capture the middleweight title twice, fans were hoping to see Israel Adesanya get back to his winning ways last night in Saudi Arabia. However, Nassourdine Imavov proved too hot to handle for ‘The Last Stylebender’, as he’d knock out the former champion in just 30 seconds of the second round. While it was a bad day at the office for Adesanya, no one seemed more devastated than Demetrious Johnson.

‘Mighty Mouse’ was tuned in to watch his buddy ‘Izzy’s first non-title main event fight in over six years, as he shared a video of his reaction to the fight. When the second round commenced during the fight, Nassourdine Imavov landed a devastating right hand that floored Israel Adesanya, and in the video, Demetrious Johnson can be seen yelling at ‘Izzy’ to get up. ‘DJ’ said, “No! F**k. Get up Izzy, get up n**ga. F**K, f**k, Godd*mmit!” Unfortunately, Adesanya could not get back to his feet.

Despite the loss, Israel Adesanya showed tremendous sportsmanship, and that’s what earned him more respect from Demetrious Johnson, who was feeling bittersweet regarding how the fight ended. “Massive respect for Izzy, man. To go over there, shake the hand of the man who just knocked him out… Congrats to Nassourdine. I mean, I’m happy. I’m not happy. I’m f***ing actually mad. But I’m happy that he’s victorious,” Johnson added.

So what’s next for Israel Adesanya after his third consecutive loss? Well, the former champion opened up on his future while addressing the fight after the UFC wrapped up their Saudi Arabia event. Here’s what he had to say.

Israel Adesanya doesn’t know what next’s for him

It’s back to the drawing board for Israel Adesanya, who claimed that he’s going to take some time to think about his next course of action. He didn’t seem too depressed about the defeat handed to him by Nassourdine Imavov and claimed that he’ll be supporting his fellow teammates, who also have fights coming up soon. Also, as humble as ‘Izzy’ was after his defeat, he also lauded the French star on the biggest win of his career so far.

“I don’t know [what’s next]. I have to chill and then think about things,” Israel Adesanya stated during a post-fight interview. “I’ll relax for a little bit, just help the teammates who have fights coming up and see what I want to do. I was going to do that anyway, but now I’m forced to. Shout out to Nassourdine for that.”

With three losses in a row, some people may be wondering if Israel Adesanya decides to retire. But then again, we will have to wait for further development on this front to see what lies ahead for the former 2-time UFC champion. Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below.