Sep 9, 2023; Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA; Israel Adesanya responds throughout his battle with Sean Strickland (not imagined) in UFC 293 at Qudos Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasmin Frank-USA TODAY Sports
October 13, 2023 11: 20 am ET
Israel Adesanya strategies to take an extended hiatus from MMA competitors after he lost the UFC middleweight title to Sean Strickland.
Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) hasactually been amongst the most active fighters on the lineup over the past numerous years with 5 champion bouts over the past 20 months. He’s delightedin the possibility to often grace the octagon, however felt it has began to catch up, and that was showed in his huge upset loss to Strickland to drop the 185-pound belt at UFC 293 in September.
“Before this battle I was extremely like, ‘I understand I’m on the back end of my profession, so I desire to do as numerous as I can duetothefactthat I understand I’m done with this I’m going to missouton it,’” Adesanya stated on “The Rock” podcast. “I’m attempting to do as much as I can. But after this battle, and onceagain, 14 months and 4 battles, it’s not simply the battles, it’s the training and whatever. I had injuries going into the (Alex) Pereira battle, you’ve seen that. I wear’t make any reasons. Strickland got me on the night duetothefactthat he was the muchbetter fighter on the