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At UFC 259, Israel Adesanya fought for the UFC Lightweight Championship, but he was defeated by Jan Blachowicz. Many believed that Blachowicz had shown everyone the template of how they can defeat Adesanya. However, ‘The Last Stylebender’, proved his dominance in the Middleweight division by defending his title at UFC 271.

Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker to defend the championship for the fourth time since winning it at UFC 243

And at the UFC 271 post-fight conference, he mentioned his four title defenses. But soon after that, he got a special surprise.

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Former WWE superstar Booker T’s presence caught him off guard at the UFC 271 post-fight news conference. He admitted he respects Booker T.

Booker T is a stranger to none. He rose to superstardom during his professional wrestling career. And even after retiring, he still continues to be in the news. He is also a two-time WWE Hall of Famer.

Previously, Booker T got involved in a confrontation with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier. The former WWE superstar even challenged the UFC legend.

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Israel Adesanya performs some pro wrestling moves

“The Last Stylebender” is not a stranger to pro wrestling moves. He even performed some pro wrestling moves during the UFC 234 open workouts.

During the workouts, the UFC Middleweight Champion entertained the fans by doing some pro wrestling moves. First, he did the Stone Cold Stunner and Stone Cold Steve Austin must have had a look at that.

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Then he did the Rock Bottom and the People’s Elbow. Pro wrestling fans are used to seeing Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson do these moves. But the UFC Middleweight Champion also did it pretty well.

But that was not all. He even did the Flair strut. It looks like Israel Adesanya has been watching pro wrestling for a long time.

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He did all the moves pretty well. And who knows, we might see him appearing in pro wrestling someday battling inside the ring.

Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is one individual who has made the move to pro wrestling after her successful UFC career. And who knows, Israel Adesanya might also do it.

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But currently, he is at the top of his game in UFC and will look to defend the UFC Middleweight Championship again in the future.

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