‘It’s Gonna Be Like When 50 Cent Dropped In Da Club’- Israel Adesanya Says if Africa Grasps the Game of MMA, It’ll Be Over for the Rest of the World

Published 02/28/2022, 9:05 AM EST

Israel Adesanya is undoubtedly one of the best undisputed UFC middleweight champion. The Nigerian-born fighter just made his fourth successful title defense against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271, and showed how far ahead he is of his competition. As of February 2022, Adesanya stands second in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings.

In a recent interview with talkSPORT, Adesanya spoke about Africa having three champions in the promotion right now. Francis Ngannou, Kamaru Usman, and Adesanya himself have all defended their belts successfully. He went on to make a bold prediction in his interview.

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Adesanya said,” When the game of mixed martial arts, MMA, really grasps the hold of Africa as a continent you know. It’s gonna be over for the rest of the world for a while. And I’ve used this term before, it’s gonna be like when 50 cent dropped in the club. And then everyone else just sat down, and just, all right, it’s his time, you know. It’s gonna be our time.”

“Later on when I’m on my, I don’t know hover rocking chair, or whatever, and I’m looking at my grandkids, I’ll talk about the legend of Kamaru Usman, the legend of Francis Ngannou, you know, and myself. And how we just dominated at the same time and no one could touch us. It would be something that’s just like legendary. Just legendary forever,” he added.

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Who’s next for Israel Adesanya?

After successfully defending his title against ‘The Reaper‘ with ease, we can see how great Adesanya really is at 185 lbs. The champion has taken down the biggest threats in the division and has absolutely dominated them inside the octagon.

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Jared Cannonier is the most likely fighter to face Adesanya for the title next. He bagged himself a knockout win over Derek Brunson at UFC 271, which has set him up for a shot against the champion.

Adesanya said in his talkSPORT interview, “I like the guy [Cannonier]. He’s the dark horse of the division, I’ve set him up twice now to try and fight me and he fumbled. But this time, he didn’t, he’s ready to rumble.”

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Pranit Punjabi is a UFC author at EssentiallySports. A third-year psychology major, this Justin Gaethje fan merged his interest in psychology with his deep passion for MMA and was intrigued by this new angle to help him get closer to the action. Pranit aims to look through the violence and chaos, into what makes MMA truly beautiful, the deep and rich psychological aspect of the game.

‘It’s Gonna Be Like When 50 Cent Dropped In Da Club’- Israel Adesanya Says if Africa Grasps the Game of MMA, It’ll Be Over for the Rest of the World

Who’s next for Israel Adesanya?

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