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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of New Zealand is introduced 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)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of New Zealand is introduced 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)
Israel Adesanya set the world on fire with a powerful knockout of Alex Pereira. It was retribution time on UFC 287 in Miami as ‘Stylebender’ regained his crown. The crowd in attendance also shared the same energy as that of the two-time UFC middleweight champion. Among the stars in attendance was NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. ‘ODJ’ has recently signed a deal worth reportedly 18 million dollars with Baltimore Ravens bringing his free agency to an end.
The new UFC middleweight champion was ecstatic after regaining his crown back from his rival. He shared a beautiful and motivational message describing himself and the NFL star.
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Israel Adesanya sends a message to Odell Beckham Jr. following UFC 287
Following an astounding win against rival Pereira, Adesanya could not hide his excitement. After giving an energetic monologue after the win, Adesanya took to Instagram to share his thoughts. ‘Stylebender’ shared a post on Instagram with Odell Beckham Jr. who was in attendance for UFC 287 in Miami.
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Adesanya captioned, “Game recognize game!! In any sport, millions of athletes, thousands of standouts…there are a few that rize to the top. C.R.E.A.M!! #wetheones”
A fan wrote, “The greatest middleweight of all time period.” While another commented, “Bigman”. One fan wrote, “Izzy to the Ravens confirmed.”
A social media user also commented, “Watch The Throne!!”
Odell Beckham Jr. also had a message for Israel Adesanya
‘The Last Stylebender’ also posted a photo of him celebrating his win against a knocked-out ‘Poatan’. The new UFC middleweight champion wrote, “Left him frozen like Elsa #letitgo”
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 06: Israel Adesanya makes his way to the Octagon for the Middleweight title bout during UFC 243 at Marvel Stadium on October 06, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
‘OBJ’ wrote in the comments section, “TUFFFFFF”. The interaction between the two stars of their respective sports was wholesome to see.
Furthermore, UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera also commented, “Energy is contagious. I loved seeing that brother,” on his post.
Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote, “Did it with style. So good and so happy for you!” UFC flyweight champion, Brandon Moreno also applauded ‘Stylebender’ in the comments.
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What do you think about the exchange between Odell Beckham Jr. and Israel Adesanya?
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