Israel Adesanya Sends Coach Through a ‘Near Death Experience’ as UFC World Looks in Shock

Israel Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, sent fans into a shock by almost knocking out his coach with his leg kick during their training session.

‘The Last Stylebender’ is surely one of the most ferocious strikers in the promotion. The Auckland native also has an amazing history of kickboxing, which makes him one of the best kickboxers currently in the UFC.

That being said, no normal human being would want to get struck by Izzy’s kick. However, Adesanya’s coach and the owner of the Van Roon Martial Arts in Auckland, Carl Van Roon, almost felt what it was like to get hit by the UFC champion’s kick.

Van Roon recently uploaded a video of his official Instagram account with the caption, “@stylebender almost knocks me out. It’s always fun training with this guy.”

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In the video, we can see Adesanya sharpening his skills with Roon. However, during the session, the UFC middleweight champion unleashed a spinning back kick, which almost struck Roon’s back of the head.

Interestingly, Roon sensed the kick coming and dodged it by bending a little forward. However, his instinct hit a few seconds later. Meanwhile, the fight fans were amazed by the whole incident.

“near death experience,” One fan wrote in the comments. Another fan wrote, “but did anyone peep how aware van room is he ducked his kick looking fwd” 

One fan asked, “How did u even dodge u werent even looking”. Another fan wrote, “don’t even flinch just a lil slip out the way… casual as you like.”

Who is Israel Adesanya fighting next?

‘The Last Stylebender’ defended his middleweight title fourth the time in his career at UFC 271 in the second month of this year. However, he will soon return to action for the second time in 2022.

Izzy, for his fifth title defense, will take on the number two ranked middleweight contender, Jared Cannonier, inside the cage. ‘The Killa Gorilla’ has earned his title shot with two consecutive wins under his name.

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This intriguing title fight will headline UFC 276 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, on 3rd July 2022.

What are your thoughts about Adesanya’s next UFC fight? What is your reaction to Izzy almost knocking out his coach? Let us know in the comments section below.