Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the eldest of five children.[9] His father, Oluwafemi,[13] is an accountant and his mother, Taiwo, is a nurse.[14] Adesanya attended Chrisland School, Opebi, and enrolled in its Taekwondo after-school club until he was removed by his mother due to an injury.[9][15][16] In 1999, he relocated to Ghana with his family for 10 months,[5] but due to his parents wanting their children to receive a well-recognised higher education,[17] he settled in Rotorua, New Zealand, at age 10[18] and attended Rotorua Boys' High School.[19] Adesanya was not interested in sports during high school; instead he was interested in Japanese anime such as Death Note[20] and the manga series Naruto.[21] Adesanya was bullied during his high school years[22] and attributes his decision to pursue martial arts later in life to the mistreatment he experienced.[23]
In May 2010, Adesanya won the first fight of his seven-fight winning streak, defeating Tim Atonio by unanimous decision. He won his next six fights, fighting almost exclusively with Wu Lin Feng in China. His winning streak earned him a place in the 2014 Kunlun Fight 80 kg tournament, held during Kunlun Fight 2. He lost the semifinal bout against Simon Marcus by an extra round split decision.[31] Adesanya afterwards made his Glory debut at Glory 15, when he faced Filip Verlinden. Verlinden won the fight by unanimous decision.[32] The two of them fought a rematch at Glory of Heroes 3, two years after their first fight, with Adesanya winning a unanimous decision.
Adesanya participated in the King in the Ring Cruiserweights II tournament of the regional circuit in New Zealand.[33] In the quarterfinal, he beat Slava Alexeichik by unanimous decision, in the semifinal he beat Pati Afoa by knockout and won the tournament with a knockout of Jamie Eades. Six months later, he took part in the 2015 Cruiserweights III tournament. He scored technical knockouts of Kim Loudon and Mark Timms in the quarterfinal and semifinal bouts respectively, before winning the tournament for the second time with a first-round knockout of Pati Afoa.[34]
Moving up in weight, Adesanya participated in the 2015 The Heavyweights III, as well. He defeated Nase Foai by TKO in the quarterfinal and Dan Roberts by KO in the semifinal, before facing Jamie Eades in the finals. The two had previously met in the final of the 2014 Cruiserweight tournament. Adesanya won the tournament final by unanimous decision.[35]
Adesanya participated in the 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament. He defeated Robert Thomas by unanimous decision in the semifinals, and won the tournament with a split decision victory over Yousri Belgaroui.[39] He fought Jason Wilnis for the Glory Middleweight championship at Glory 37: Los Angeles. Wilnis won the fight by unanimous decision, although the result was considered controversial.[40][41][42]
His last kickboxing fight, before transitioning to mixed martial arts, was a rematch with Alex Pereira at Glory of Heroes 7. Pereira won the fight by knockout, after dropping Adesanya with a short left hook in the third round.[43][44]
Professional mixed martial arts career
Early career
Adesanya made his professional debut in 2012, with a TKO win against James Griffiths. He scored another TKO win against John Vake, before taking a two-year hiatus from mixed martial arts. He returned to MMA in August 2015, when he won the fight against Song Kenan by TKO.[45] He went on to amass an 8–0 record, fighting mostly in Oceanian and Chinese circuits. During this run, he won the AFC Middleweight Championship at Australia Fighting Championship 20 with a first-round TKO over Melvin Guillard,[46] as well as the Hex Fight Series Middleweight championship with a first-round KO of Stuart Dare.[47]
Adesanya faced Kelvin Gastelum for the interim UFC Middleweight Championship on 13 April 2019, in the co-main event of UFC 236.[62] He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 48–46.[63] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[64] The fight was widely regarded as the best fight of the year, earning the nomination from most of the MMA news outlets.[65]
Adesanya then faced Robert Whittaker in a title unification bout on 6 October 2019, headlining UFC 243 for UFC Middleweight Championship.[66] After a knockdown in last second of the first round, Adesanya won the fight via knockout in the second round.[67] This win earned him his fourth Performance of the Night award.[68] Him and Kamaru Usman becoming UFC champions was ranked as the 29th most memorable moment in Nigerian sports history since 1960 by Premium Times in 2020, one of only four combat sports-related moments.[69]
Adesanya next faced three-time UFC title challenger Yoel Romero on 7 March 2020 UFC 248.[70] He won the fight via unanimous decision, with scores of 48–47, 48–47 and 49–46 and defended his title for the first time.[71] Many fans and pundits felt disappointed due to the low activity by both fighters which resulted in a largely uneventful fight in which neither fighter was able to deliver any significant offense.[72][73]
In his next title defense, Adesanya faced fellow undefeated fighter Paulo Costa on 27 September 2020 at UFC 253.[74] This marked the first time two male unbeaten mixed martial artists met in a title fight since 2009.[75] He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.[76] This win earned him his fifth Performance of the Night award.[77] After the bout, Adesanya's visible right-breast gynecomastia drummed up controversy due to possible PEDs use, though Adesanya claimed it was due to his usage of marijuana.[78][79] Adesanya also caused additional controversy by simulating anal sex on the prone Costa at the end of the fight.[80]
Adesanya moved up a weight class and faced Jan Błachowicz for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship on 6 March 2021, headlining UFC 259.[81] At the weight-ins, Adesanya weighed 200 pounds, five pounds away from the light heavyweight limit.[82] He lost the fight via unanimous decision, with scores of 49–46, 49–45 and 49–45, marking the first time he has been defeated in mixed martial arts.[83]
Adesanya rematched Marvin Vettori for the UFC Middleweight Championship on 12 June 2021, headlining UFC 263.[84] Adesanya controlled a majority of the fight winning via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 50–45.[85]
A rematch between Adesanya and Robert Whittaker for the UFC Middleweight Championship took place on 12 February 2022 at UFC 271.[86] Adesanya won the rematch via unanimous decision, with scores of 48–47, 48–47 and 49–46.[87]
Adesanya faced Jared Cannonier on 2 July 2022, at UFC 276.[88] He won the bout via unanimous decision.[89] This win earn him the Crypto.comFan Bonus of the Night first place award which paid in bitcoin of US$30,000.[90]
Adesanya faced Alex Pereira, who had two victories against him in kickboxing, on 12 November 2022 at UFC 281.[91] Adesanya lost the fight and title via technical knockout in the fifth round, his first loss at middleweight.[92]
Adesanya faced Sean Strickland on 10 September 2023, at UFC 293.[96]
Adesanya lost the bout and championship in a major upset via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 49–46.[97]
Adesanya re-entered the Super 8 tournament in May 2015, held at Horncastle Arena in Christchurch. It was the second cruiserweight series with the winner receiving $25,000 NZD and a new car.[103] He won his first professional fight against fellow New Zealander Asher Derbyshire in the first seed. Adesanya knocked his opponent out in the second round. In the second fight of the tournament, Adesanya won a majority decision against Lance Bryant. In the tournament final, he defeated Brian Minto by split decision.[104]
Adesanya fought in the 2015 Super 8 Cruiserweight tournament. He won his semifinal match against Zane Hopman by unanimous decision, and defended the cruiserweight crown with a unanimous decision win against Lance Bryant in the final.[105]
Controversies
Referencing 9/11 attack
In February 2020, Adesanya came under fire for comments made at the UFC 248 pre-fight press conference, where he said he would make opponent Yoel Romero "crumble like the Twin Towers", referencing the September 11 attacks.[106] The following day, Adesanya made an apology on his Instagram page, saying "I was simply rambling and my brain worked faster than my mouth in a moment to choose the wrong euphemism. You speak on the mic enough times and you're bound to miss the mark with some bars. I did on this one and for that I'm sorry. I'll be more careful in future with my words."[107]
Derogatory sexual comment
On 25 March 2021, New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sport, Grant Robertson, spoke out against Adesanya's "flippant comments" on his Instagram "Bro, I will fuckin' rape you" aimed at fellow UFC middleweight fighter, Kevin Holland. Robertson commented "I'm sure Israel understands that, I believe he has deleted the tweet in question. It will be up to the UFC as to what they do. But I would certainly be making clear to him [Adesanya], and to anybody actually, that we have to take rape seriously. It's not an issue that anyone should be making jokes or flippant comments about at all."[108][109][110]
On 19 August 2023,[113] Adesanya was pulled over for drunk driving in central Auckland, New Zealand where he was measured with blood alcohol content of 87mg%. In New Zealand the legal limit for driving is 50 mg%, and above 80 mg% the punishment is up to 3 months imprisonment. On 10 January 2024, he pleaded guilty[114] and in lieu of a prison sentence, he was fined NZ$1,500 and given a six-month driving suspension.[115] He was granted a discharge without conviction — his second, after previously driving while disqualified — due to the adverse effect a conviction would have on his ability to travel and acquire sponsorships.[116] Additionally, after his court appearance he posted videos from inside the court to his social media pages, which is illegal in New Zealand without the permission of the presiding judge.[117] He later removed the posts and released an apology.[118]
Personal life
Before taking up fighting, Adesanya regularly competed in dance competitions across New Zealand.[119] He highlighted his passion for dance in a choreographed walkout at UFC 243.[120][121]
Adesanya is a fan of anime and has stated he would like to start an anime production company after retiring from fighting.[122] His nickname "The Last Stylebender" is a reference to Avatar: The Last Airbender, an anime-influenced cartoon series.[123] Adesanya has the image of one of the show's main characters, Toph Beifong, tattooed on his forearm.[124]
In September 2020, he became the first mixed martial arts athlete to sign a sponsorship deal with Puma.[125]
In June 2021, Adesanya advocated tougher penalties against coward punching following the death of his training partner Fau Vake, who died after being punched in the head the previous month.[128][129]
^ Voting period for 2019 awards ran from January 2019 to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, the voting period for 2021 awards ran from July 2020 to July 2021.
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