“Was drinking 23 days before world title fight” – Fans in shock as Israel Adesanya pleads guilty for drinking and driving in New Zealand
Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya recently pleaded guilty in a court for drunk driving incident in his home country, New Zealand just 23 days before his world title fight
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Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya‘s performance at UFC 293 shocked every MMA fan. Many expected Adesanya to dominate Sean Strickland. However, Strickland outstruck Adesanya for the majority of the fight. By winning 4 of the five rounds, Strickland was crowned as the new middleweight champion of the world. This performance from ‘The Last Stylebender’ left a lot of questions in his fans’ minds. In a recent update from reporter Marc Raimondi, a shocking revelation could indicate a reason behind Adesanya’s bad performance.
In a tweet from ESPN, the reporter revealed that Adesanya pleaded guilty to drunk driving in court on August 19th in New Zealand. Further, the former champ drove with 87 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. And the legal limit in the country is 50 milligrams. This post opened many eyes for fans wondering about Adesanya’s performance at UFC 293. A fan commented on the post, “Israel Adesanya was drinking 23 days before his World title fight with Sean Strickland. That says enough in itself.”
In his entire career, Adesanya has never faced such a force that restricted his skills for all five rounds. Strickland exploited every single one of Adesanya’s weaknesses in the fight. Further, Strickland’s southpaw stance created huge trouble for Adesanya, as he struggled to find his jab.
Without a doubt, UFC 293 turned out to be one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history. The latest reveal of Adesanya’s drunk driving could be a plausible explanation behind his performance at UFC 293. Nevertheless, Strickland did what he had to whereas Adesanya did what he wasn’t supposed to do.
Fans react to Israel Adesanya’s drunk driving incident
Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya‘s drunk driving reports have answered a lot of doubts from MMA fans. His dismal performance at UFC 293 was the talk of the town for the last two weeks. But, this recent report has revealed an important factor that could be a reason behind Adesanya’s loss. The former middleweight’s dominating loss came as a surprise for the combat world. Nevertheless, a drunk driving incident just 23 days before the fight left a lot of fans unimpressed. Check out some of the fan reactions.
The Last Stylebender looks forward to getting his footing back in place after recent losses. His dominant days in the division brought him the status of being invincible. However, his recent performances have created a huge amount of doubt in his present caliber.
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