(Photo : Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) MIAMI, FLORIDA – Israel Adesanya of Nigeria celebrates after knocking out Alex Pereira of Brazil in spherical 2 to reclaim the middleweight title throughout UFC 287 at Kaseya Center on April 08, 2023 in Miami, Florida.
Israel Asedanya is one in all {many professional} blended martial arts fighters who at all times accommodate followers. However, issues have modified for him due to one incident that landed him in jail.
The Stylebender recalled the time when a fan acquired him in hassle unknowingly. The worse half was that this occurred when he was coping with a painful loss.
Fresh from a loss to Alex Pereira throughout UFC 281, Asedanya was arrested on the JFK Airport in Queens, New York, whereas making ready to fly again to New Zealand. He was arrested and subsequently jailed for weapon costs.
It turned out the weapon was a brass knuckles and was gifted to him by a fan.
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The costs had been finally dismissed, however this turned a studying second for the present UFC #5 pound-for-pound fighter every time interacting with followers.
“This is why now I don’t take gifts from fans,” Adesanya stated whereas clearing up that he nonetheless loves his supporters.
“Also, some people might be weird, they might put some juju or some weird things. But shoutout to fans, they’re cool, and I think once they started to see I was taking gifts, guys would bring, like, an old sweatshirt. I was, like, ‘This isn’t my camp, Puma,’ I just give it back, it’s an excuse.”
He additionally hoped that will be the final time he could be handcuffed.
Another match with Pereira however on a situation
While he doesn’t need to expertise getting arrested once more, he’s open to reuniting with Pereira within the octagon. But provided that a situation is met.
The Nigerian-Kiwi fighter stated he’s open to a fifth match with the Brazilian rival, however provided that the latter wins a belt on the 205 division.
“If he wins the 205 belt, though, they might give him a fast track like they did with me, and then they’re going to have a magic, crazy, f-cking epic fight at 205 with me and him. That will be us for the fifth time,” he stated in an interview with MMA Junkie.
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