The police arrested Israel Adesanya on 16th November at JFK airport. Adesanya possessed an unusual weapon that led to his arrest. The New Zealand native was not fully aware of the legality of the matter. He recently communicated that the weapon was not his in the first place. But if convicted of the crime, Adesanya is looking at one year of jail time plus fines.
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UFC Journalist Ariel Helwani received a statement from the former middleweight champions’ manager, Tim Simpson. The renowned sports journalist updated the information on Twitter.
Israel Adesanya might be in big trouble with the NYPD
Israel Adesanya got arrested at JFK airport in New York for allegedly possessing a brass knuckle. According to the statement from his manager, “Israel was handed a gift by a fan, which he put in his luggage. When flagged at the airport, Israel quickly disposed of the item, and cooperated with authorities. He has complied accordingly, with that the matter was dismissed and he is on his way home.” shared Helwani.
However, the police are still investigating this matter. The UFC middleweight fighter might get a desk appearance ticket, or be held in custody by The NYPD.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of New Zealand stands in his corner prior to his middleweight bout against Anderson Silva of Brazil during the UFC 234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in the Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Adesanya had probably faced the biggest humiliation of his MMA career, following his loss to Alex Pereira.
Statement from @stylebender’s manager Tim Simpson on Adesanya’s incident at JFK this afternoon: pic.twitter.com/UoZE4oBoWt
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 16, 2022
‘The Last Stylebender’ was extremely confident about besting his kickboxing rival in the interviews prior.
The Stylebender had an awful week following his loss to Alex Pereira
The former middleweight champion ultimately failed to secure his title defense against the Brazilian. He had announced that he lost his footing during the latter stages of the fight. His common peroneal nerve suffered damage. And Israel Adesanya was unable to recover from it during the fight. In the 5th round, ‘Poatan’ capitalized on this weakness and delivered the final blow to end the fight.
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The 33-year-old UFC star might be having the toughest week of his life. As he went to jail, right after losing his middleweight crown.
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