feature-image

Getty

feature-image

Getty

Fans haven’t seen Israel Adesanya more vocal in any other fight week compared to UFC 281’s. Part of the reason is that his opponent, Alex Pereira, has had the better of Adesanya on the previous two occasions. Moreover, one of which was a devastating knockout. 

Terrell Owens holding Dude Wipes XL

However, this time around, the Last Stylebender has displayed extreme confidence while going against Pereira. Moreover, he also stated that he had won the first fight, and he was winning the second one as well before he hit him with the KO blow.

Watch What’s Trending Now!

ADVERTISEMENT

Recently, post his weigh-in, Adesanya spoke to the broadcasting panel. Meanwhile, he was speaking about his previous two fights against Pereira, while looking at the fight tapes. Nevertheless, it didn’t turn out as Adesanya would have expected. 

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

The UFC did Israel Adesanya dirty

While speaking to Daniel Cormier (a member of the broadcasting team) Stylebender was breaking down his previous fight with Pereira, which was being played on the screen. Adesanya was stating that he had moments in fights.

However, the clip that was being played showed only moments where Poatan was having a heavy hand against Adesanya. Cormier called out the UFC for doing dirty against Adesanya. Meanwhile, the champ did seem a little bothered but said that he’ll perform and silence all the naysayers.

ADVERTISEMENT

Fans reacting to the incident 

Fans quickly chimed in to display their thoughts on the whole incident. Here’s what people had to say about 

ADVERTISEMENT

• “Honestly, he’s got a right to be p**sed off, I think that was massively disrespectful”

• “He’s so f**king mad they showed that 😂

ADVERTISEMENT

ALSO READ: Coach Reveals His Honest but ‘Bald-Faced Lie’ Helped Israel Adesanya Recover From Humiliating Alex Pereira KO

• “We need an edit cutting to Costa behind the video editing station laughing his a*s off.”

ADVERTISEMENT

• “It’s just the angle bro.”

• “They do ceremonial weigh ins in a few hours when they’re fully hydrated. Not sure why they don’t just wait until then.”

article-image

Getty

• “I was wondering why he looked like a ghoul in the video, post weigh in interviews are a waste of everyone’s time.”

ADVERTISEMENT

• “That’s hilarious but really unprofessional imo.”

• “Dude gets blatantly disrespected and folks in the comments crying about him being triggered. People are amazing 😂😂

What do you make of the entire situation? Make sure to let us know.

WATCH THIS STORY: Dana White Reveals Big Names Set to Attend UFC 281: Mike Tyson, Jared Leto, Miles Teller, and More

Share this with a friend:

Link Copied!

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Written by

author-image

Afshan Khan

241 Articles

Afshan Khan is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. After completing his graduation in Mass Communication, Afshan pursued his passion for sports, especially MMA, and transcended it into his profession. He has been following the sport for the past 6 years, and with his nuanced knowledge and his content, wants to attract more fans to the various mixed martial arts promotions around the globe. Apart from MMA, he also follows tennis, cricket, and soccer. When away from work, Afshan is an ardent cinephile, watching a host of different films, and a music lover too.

Know more

Edited by

editor-image

Vineet Nandwana

ADVERTISEMENT