“I’ve always seen in my vision”- Israel Adesanya reflects on his journey from sneaking in to pose on weight scale to headlining UFC 271
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Israel Adesanya's journey from a fan to a superstar
From dreaming of headlining an event for the UFC to actually making that come true, Israel Adesanya’s journey has been a truly inspiring one.
Israel Adesanya is preparing to headline his 7th pay-per-view event for the UFC as he takes on his arch-rival Robert Whittaker in a middleweight title rematch at UFC 271 this weekend. Izzy is all set to light up the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, and make his fourth title defense as an undisputed middleweight champion.
With only a day left for this spectacular event, Adesanya revisits the time when he was at the Toyota Center in Houston as a fan to watch UFC 192: Cormier vs Gustafsson. The fight happened 7 years ago when Adesanya was not even signed to the UFC but only had dreams of making it big in the MMA promotion. The fighter reveals that he sneaked onto the stage to pose on the weight scale after the ceremonial weigh-ins were done 7 years ago.
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“When you know…you know!” wrote Adesanya on his Twitter post. “#UFC192 in this same arena, I snuck onto the scales after weigh-ins to practice posing for my moment in the UFC. Security yelled at me. 7 years later I’m headlining this b*tch just like I’ve always seen in my vision. So yea…#itwaswritten #player1”
The ceremonial weigh-ins went down earlier today for the rematch of Adesanya and Whittaker. The fighter walked out to the Houston crowd chanting and cheering for him as he struck a magnificent pose on the scale. Adesanya being the showman he is, also said to Jon Anik, the presenter, “He won’t win because I won’t lose” as he walked off the stage.
Adesanya is looking to etch his names among the greatest middleweights to ever do it in the UFC as he defends his title for the fourth time. The last time he and Robert shared the octagon, Izzy managed to finish off Whittaker in the second round making “The Last Stylebender” the undisputed middleweight king.
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