NIGERIAN HIGH COMMISSION CONGRATULATES ISRAEL ADESANYA FOR RECLAIMING UFC TITLE
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Israel Adesanya has received a congratulatory note from Ambassador Anderson N. Madubike of the Nigerian High Commission in Australia, following his incredible win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the middleweight title.
The Nigerian-born Kiwi showed off the letter by tweeting a picture captioned with an eagle, a Nigerian flag, and gold sparkle emojis. The ambassador congratulated Adesanya on behalf of all Nigerians and praised him for his perseverance while noting ‘The Last Stylebender’s remarkable run in the UFC as the middleweight champion.
Pereira had previously defeated him to claim the Middle Weight Championship, but on April 9 in Miami, Florida, Israel Adesanya shocked the world by defeating “Poatan” in the second round via knockout.
During their kickboxing days, the two had battled each other twice, with Poatan winning both times. Their combined kickboxing and MMA record is currently 3-1 in the Brazilian’s favour.
Israel Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and made his first venture into martial arts when he enrolled in the taekwondo club at school. Adesanya’s parents later moved their family to Rotorua, New Zealand, to ensure their children had access to better education.
‘The Last Stylebender’ started training in kickboxing when he was 18 years old and moved to Auckland at 21 to join Eugene Bareman at City Kickboxing, where he trained with future UFC stars like Alexander Volkanovski, Dan Hooker, and Kai Kara-France.
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