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Israel Adesanya is one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts today. He is the current UFC middleweight champion and is recently coming off a title defense. Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 and is still undefeated as a middleweight in his MMA career.

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‘The Last Stylebender’ has looked unstoppable throughout his UFC career, except for his light heavyweight clash against Jan Blachowicz. Now the reason for his dominance might be out for everyone to know. In a recent tweet, captioned as, “Law.” Adesanya shared a video that had audio from an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience. In the audio, Rogan can be heard talking to Jordan Peterson.

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Peterson in the clip says, “You should be a monster. You know, because everyone says that you should be harmless, virtuous, you shouldn’t do anyone any harm, you should sheath your competitive instincts. You shouldn’t try to win, you know, you don’t want to be too aggressive, you don’t want to be too assertive, you want to take a back seat.”

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“No. Wrong. You should be a monster. An absolute monster, and then you should know learn to control it,” he added.

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After Peterson is done with his statement, Rogan asks, “Do you know the expression it is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war?”

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To which he replies, “Right, right, that’s exactly it.” 

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Israel Adesanya is known for being competitive. He always enters the octagon to not just do enough but get the victory and beat his opponent. His performances always get the fans excited and because of that, he is one of the biggest stars of the sport.

Booker T has high praise for Israel Adesanya

Professional wrestling legend and former five-time WCW Champion, Booker T, was at the UFC 271 post-fight media scrum. The UFC middleweight champion Adesanya spotted him, and he instantly marked out. He couldn’t contain his excitement and copied his famous line.

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The former WWE superstar recently talked to Ariel Helwani. During the conversation, he said, “He’s a performer. He’s the Muhammad Ali of the MMA world.”

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He also called him a generational talent, which is huge. Adesanya has proven himself to be a generational talent until now and would love to carry the momentum forward.

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What do you make of Booker T comparing him to Muhammad Ali? Let us know in the comments!

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Arunaditya Aima is an editor at EssentiallySports, where he works to bring clarity and depth to sports storytelling through the pieces he edits. With a Master’s degree in Sports Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in the field, he combines newsroom discipline with a deep-rooted passion for sports. During his time at EssentiallySports, Arunaditya has taken on multiple roles across the editorial pipeline.

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