Israel Adesanya

Adesanya in 2014

Israel Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-born professional mixed martial artist. He fights out of Auckland, New Zealand.^[1] He is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion. He has an undefeated MMA record of 19 wins and no losses. In kickboxing, Adesanya has a record of 75 wins and five defeats.

Adesanya was born in Lagos. He moved with his family to New Zealand at a young age. He lived in Rotorua for a time. At the age of 21, Adesanya moved to Auckland.

References

↑ Malili, Faleatua (10 August 2018). 'I'm going to do great things' - Kiwi fighter Israel Adesanya's amazing journey from Whanganui to the UFC. TVNZ. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/im-going-do-great-things-kiwi-fighter-israel-adesanyas-amazing-journey-whanganui-ufc. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

Other websites

Israel Adesanya at UFC
Professional MMA record for Israel Adesanya from Sherdog

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[1] Malili, Faleatua (10 August 2018). 'I'm going to do great things' - Kiwi fighter Israel Adesanya's amazing journey from Whanganui to the UFC. TVNZ. https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/im-going-do-great-things-kiwi-fighter-israel-adesanyas-amazing-journey-whanganui-ufc. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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