“Used to beating my meat”- Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski take charge of their own nutrition ahead of UFC 276
Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski
Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski are among the best MMA fighters in the UFC and recently they were seen together ahead of their fights at UFC 276. Israel will face Jared Cannonier in the main event of UFC 276 while Alexander will face Max Holloway for the third time in the co-main event. Both fighters will defend their belts at the event and recently they were seen cooking together in a recent video uploaded by Alexander on his YouTube channel.
Israel is currently the UFC middleweight champion and has been in a dominating position ever since winning his title against Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 in 2019. Israel has successfully defended his title 4 times and will face Jared to defend it for the 5th time. Alexander has also been one of the most furious fighters in the UFC and has victory over top featherweight fighters like Jose Aldo, Max Holloway and Brian Ortega. Alexander has a professional record of 24 wins and 1 loss and he will face Max for the third time in his MMA career to defend his featherweight title.
Alexander and Israel were seen cooking together ahead of UFC 276 and both fighters seemed to enjoy each other’s company. Alexander is an Australian fighter, whereas Israel belongs to New Zealand and both are actually teammates and train together. Both champions cooked Kangaroo burgers and alexander also revealed that they will train together on the weekend to prepare for their upcoming fights.
“The Greatest featherweight of all time”- Israel Adesanya labels Alexander Volkanovski as the featherweight GOAT
Israel and Alexander are currently the top fighters in their respective divisions. Both fighters also train together and belong to City Kickboxing in New Zealand. Before becoming champions, they were just regular fighters from City Kickboxing, but are now among the other top fighters like Dan Hooker, Kai Kara-France and Shane Young that belong to the same training camp.
Israel, in a recent interview on The Rock, regarded Alexander as the greatest Featherweight fighter of all time. Alexander is surely one of the best featherweights in the UFC and has shown incredible performance inside the octagon. Israel mentioned that Alexander, along with him, will headline the UFC 276and also mentioned the efforts both fighters gave to encourage MMA in Oceania.
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