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A large chunk of the UFC fanbase has taunted the promotion’s Middleweight kingpin, Israel Adesanya, with “g*y” remarks. But they received a severe shock when ‘Izzy’ clicked pictures with an attractive woman after his UFC 243 victory against Robert Whittaker. The poses that the newly crowned UFC Middleweight king, ‘Izzy’ and the woman struck in them, also gave hints about who she might be. Well, a number of reports soon disclosed that the fans predicting her to be in a relationship with the UFC Middleweight champ were actually correct.

‘Izzy’s’ relationship with the woman started making headlines in the year 2019. Reportedly, the couple appeared at several public events during this time, which drew massive attention from the media. Several publications from this time also revealed that the woman who accompanied ‘Izzy’ was Charlotte Powdrell. But Adesanya has never really talked about her in his public interviews. This might have left a large chunk of fans in the darkness about Powdrell.

Who Is Israel Adesanya’s Ex-Girlfriend Charlotte Powdrell?

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‘Izzy’ ex-girlfriend Powdrell is actually a New Zealand native. Currently, she works as a professional real estate licensee for ‘UP Real Estates’ in New Zealand. She also uses her Instagram profile to promote her professional causes. Her professional profile also reveals that she has a background in nursing and has worked as a real estate licensee for other organizations as well.

However, there are no reports that talk about her early life or family background. Despite the fact that she has practiced nursing, it can’t be said whether she has been a professional nurse or not.

Why did Israel Adesanya and Charlotte Powdrell break up?

Despite quite some buzz in the combat sports world about the couple, their relationship was rather short-lived. It was early 2019 when the world started talking about ‘Izzy’s’ relationship. But sadly, things fell apart for the couple soon after. Till the advent of mid-2020, there were rumors that the couple had parted ways after almost a year of relationship.

Back then, both Adesanya and Powdrell chose to keep the reason for their breakup private. Neither of them gave out anything publically, announcing their separation. But things started becoming clearer when the current UFC Middleweight champ started going ballistic on his ex, Powdrell with a series of Instagram shots.

He leaked one of their chats as his Instagram story. it showcased ‘Izzy’ mentioning, “Let [unknown] pay for it all, you have a sugar daddy now who will pay for everything”. Several fans might now have an idea about what possibly caused their breakup.

Did Charlotte Powdrell sue Israel Adesanya?

The turn of events following ‘Izzy’s breakup might be quite a bit tricky to realize for the fans. A report by ‘Dailymail’ revealed that ‘Izzy’ had actually been subjected to a lawsuit by his ex-girlfriend Powdrell. Some reports also said that Powdrell claimed half of Adesanya’s total assets since she believed that she also had something in it for supporting Adesanya throughout a full year of his UFC career.

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This is probably what caused ‘Izzy’ to go guns blazing on her on the web. Apart from leaking the previously mentioned chat, Izzy also took a number of vicious public jibes at Powdrell through a series of bashing Instagram stories over time. This is what they read:

  • You don’t care about my life cause you’ve sold info about me, so I don’t care about yours,
  • I don’t even hate. I just don’t care about you. I’ve not been in love with you for a while. In summary, I’m glad this happened. I wouldn’t change a f**king thing.
  • Me loading up receipts…. Y’all shoulda left me the f**k alone! I got time and I got lawyer money.

‘The Last Stylebender’ also expressed his support for the noted Lebanonian soccer star, Achraf Hakimi, following the scandal related to his divorce. Addressing the ladies like Hakimi’s wife Hiba Abouk and Powdrell, ‘Izzy’ also put out a few scathing words on another Instagram story.

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Well, if we go as per ‘Dailymail’s’ report, then it might be agreed that ‘Izzy’ actually has been through a similar situation like Hakimi. The female counterparts of these athletes demanding half of their wealth had somewhere placed them in the same league of men.

When did Israel Adesanya take a dig at ex-girlfriend Charlotte Powdrell with “He is not your bank” t-shirt?

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A large chunk of UFC fans might accept that ‘The Last Stylebender’ is an incredibly witty personality. ‘Izzy’s’ Instagram jibes at Powdrell probably indicated that he was going to go no-holds-barred in shaming his ex-girlfriend publicly. Adesanya took things to the next level when he appeared at the UFC 290 in a t-shirt that clarified the message he had for people like Powdrell. The words on ‘Izzy’s’ black round-neck tee read, “He is not your bank”.

Most fans might have noticed it while ‘Izzy’ got into the altercation with the UFC Middleweight, Dricus Du Plessis. Adesanya may have made his statement clear with his t-shirt. But the racial slurs he threw at ‘Stillknocks’ during this altercation had a number of fans deriding him as well.

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Well, with the UFC 293 currently knocking at the door, do you think the main eventer, ‘Izzy’ will ramp up yet another victory against, Sean Strickland?

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