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Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has caught the attention of his fans once again. The 33-year-old, who is stepping back inside the cage on 9th April, recently took the time to visit a comedy show by the legendary Dave Chappelle. Following this, Adesanya tweeted about meeting Chappelle and even mentioned being star-struck at the interaction. Considering that the 49-year-old comedian is regarded as a legend amongst his peers, ‘Stylebender’s reaction to it was quite natural.

Evidently, fans also found it interesting that the superstar MMA fighter claimed to be awestruck at the meeting. In response, many of Adesanya‘s supporters tweeted the UFC fighter, even calling it a meeting of the GOATs. Ultimately, all the responses served as a small reflection of people’s admiration for the duo.

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Fans react to Israel Adesanya’s tweet after meeting comedian Dave Chappelle

Adesanya‘s tweet made it quite obvious that the 33-year-old was indeed a fan of the stand-up legend. Interestingly, Chappelle is also close associates with UFC commentator Joe Rogan, who himself is an established stand-up comedian as well. Fans in the reaction were also quick to point that out.

Adesanya‘s original tweet read: “Just met Dave Chappelle and now we cool…I’m starstruck!!! Yes I am!!!”

One of the first comments was from a fan of the middleweight star. Making a statement out of the former middleweight champ’s career, he felt that Chappelle should also have shared the same sentiment on meeting the fighter.

Not surprisingly, Joe Rogan‘s name was also brought up.

One individual even called the two two GOATs of their respective fields of profession.

There was yet another who seemed to be a fan of both the gentleman.

One fan hoped that Adesanya didn’t encroach on Chappell’s personal space.

There were a few Chappelle fans as well in the tweets.

And of course, there were bound to be a few haters in the responses.

Overall, the tweets were quite wholesome, with a majority of them just showing their appreciation for Chappelle and Adesanya.

Israel Adesanya set to fight Alex Pereira at UFC 287

After suffering a fifth-round loss to Alex Pereira and subsequently losing his middleweight belt, the city kickboxing representative is now gearing up for yet another fight with the Brazilian. The duo, meant to face each other at UFC 287, have fought thrice earlier, once inside the UFC octagon and twice in a kickboxing match. Interestingly, Pereira has beaten Adesanya all three times, serving as some sort of Kryptonite for the former champ.

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While he prepares for a very crucial fight in his career, Adesanya has kept his spirits high, despite the last loss to Pereira. His confidence during interviews also seems undeterred, even matching the levels that he maintained as a champ.

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And now his interaction with Dave Chappelle seemingly suggests that the 33-year-old has clearly not taken the loss too seriously, and one can only expect it to have a positive influence on his next fight.

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