

The main event of UFC Fight Night 221 was a visual treat for the UFC community. The electrifying bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan took the fans to the edge of their seats. When Dvalishvili’s hand was raised after round five, it was clear that ‘The Machine’ had once again proved his worth. The fight night was a huge success with its thrilling fight card. However, the former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, didn’t seem to enjoy the fight.
‘The Last Stylebender’ makes sure that he uploads a reaction video of him watching the UFC fights. The reaction of Adesanya is mostly cold and against the opinion of the majority. Recently, his reaction video to the bout between Dvalishvili and Yan was uploaded to Twitter. At the beginning of the video, Adesanya is seen enjoying the fights. However, soon the story changes.
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Israel Adesanya falls asleep after watching the main event of UFC’s Fight Night 221
In a video uploaded on Twitter by Mircea, the former middleweight champion was seen reacting to the bout between Dvalishvili and Yan. At the beginning of the video, the New Zealand fighter said, “High level.” Oh, so good, the level changed; look at the balance”. As the fight progressed, Adesanya was looking very sleepy, but he managed to say, “F*ck, high pace man, high level. Took around five.”
However, by the time the fight came to an end, Adesanya had fallen asleep. When Dvalishvili was announced as the winner via decision, Izzy fell into a deep sleep. After watching the video of Adesanya’s reaction, the fans made sure that they reminded him of his own boring bouts.
Here is how fans reacted to the video of Adesanya falling asleep:
One fan mocked Adesanya by stating that the fight between Dvalishvili and Yan was far more interesting than his recent fights.
This fight was way more entertaining then all of his fights in recent years tho 💀💀
— ილია 🇬🇪 (@judobetter995) March 12, 2023
Another fan pointed out how Izzy had fallen asleep while watching the bout between Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza at UFC 274.
Bro fell asleep during the Rose and Esparza fight too 😆😆
— Colby (@ColbyMFFL) March 12, 2023
One of the Twitter users pointed out how Adesanya has a few weeks left before his next bout against Alex Pereira and is still eating pizza!
Dude has a fight in 3 weeks and eating pizza
— Nigel MacQuillan (@nigelmacquillan) March 12, 2023
Another fan jabbed Adesanya by reminding everyone of his bout with Yoel Romero, which made everyone sleep.
That was all of us when he allegedly fought Yoel Romero
— Mario A. Esquivel (@Mario_Esq2) March 12, 2023
One of the fans reminded that Izzy has fallen asleep while watching UFC fights before.
he also almost fell asleep on his 4 of the last 5 fights
— FlipsaCoin (@ChigurhFlipCoin) March 12, 2023
Another Twitter user tweeted taking a jab at the fighter.
Hearing Adesanya talk about boring fights is crazy
— Yoav.P (@YoavP5) March 12, 2023
Another fan thought Adesanya falling asleep was crazy.
Pretty crazy to fall asleep during a fight that is constant action the entire time…
— Karl Hungus (@Tom_tuck12) March 12, 2023
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From the fans’ reactions, it was clear that some of the fans found the last few bouts of Adesanya boring and they were not pissed off at the fighter for falling asleep when the fight was going on between Dvalishvili and Yan.
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The upcoming bout of The Last Style bender
2023 came with lots of exciting matchups for UFC fans. One such thrilling fight between two strong fighters will be held on April 8th at UFC 287. Adesanya and the current UFC middleweight champion, Alex Pereira, will come face-to-face for a rematch. The fans need to hold their breath to find out if Adesanya can be successful in taking back the belt.
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