Israel Adesanya
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Sat next to him at 300. He and his dad, cool dudes. Lovely guys as well. But he's the same height as me, if not an inch taller, but thick. And I was like, fuck, you're a lot thicker than I would expect. And the speed was... That's the thing that I'm like, okay, that's the danger. But again, grappling, he's a black belt. But John is fucking- It's different. Yeah. I don't know, man.
Sat next to him at 300. He and his dad, cool dudes. Lovely guys as well. But he's the same height as me, if not an inch taller, but thick. And I was like, fuck, you're a lot thicker than I would expect. And the speed was... That's the thing that I'm like, okay, that's the danger. But again, grappling, he's a black belt. But John is fucking- It's different. Yeah. I don't know, man.
Sat next to him at 300. He and his dad, cool dudes. Lovely guys as well. But he's the same height as me, if not an inch taller, but thick. And I was like, fuck, you're a lot thicker than I would expect. And the speed was... That's the thing that I'm like, okay, that's the danger. But again, grappling, he's a black belt. But John is fucking- It's different. Yeah. I don't know, man.
They got to fight. But if they don't ever fight, we'll never know. Because we had that with John and Silva. We had that with Silva and GSP. So all these fights, we will never see. So we just have to have them in the ether forever and ever.
They got to fight. But if they don't ever fight, we'll never know. Because we had that with John and Silva. We had that with Silva and GSP. So all these fights, we will never see. So we just have to have them in the ether forever and ever.
They got to fight. But if they don't ever fight, we'll never know. Because we had that with John and Silva. We had that with Silva and GSP. So all these fights, we will never see. So we just have to have them in the ether forever and ever.
You just do it. So again, like when I fought, what's his name? Like Tavares, when I did that in the fight, or even the first Vittori fight, there was this move, spin move with the kick I did. I'd never tried it in the gym, but I was like, oh, I saw O'Malley do this. and it landed and it's now always on my highlights.
You just do it. So again, like when I fought, what's his name? Like Tavares, when I did that in the fight, or even the first Vittori fight, there was this move, spin move with the kick I did. I'd never tried it in the gym, but I was like, oh, I saw O'Malley do this. and it landed and it's now always on my highlights.
You just do it. So again, like when I fought, what's his name? Like Tavares, when I did that in the fight, or even the first Vittori fight, there was this move, spin move with the kick I did. I'd never tried it in the gym, but I was like, oh, I saw O'Malley do this. and it landed and it's now always on my highlights.
So those kinds of things, I just had the confidence to do them back then because I just do it. Yeah, and if I'm confident in myself, like my tornado kick in kickboxing, I'd never tried it on my training mates because it's really dangerous. But then I knocked down a heavyweight with it in the ring live, first time ever trying it.
So those kinds of things, I just had the confidence to do them back then because I just do it. Yeah, and if I'm confident in myself, like my tornado kick in kickboxing, I'd never tried it on my training mates because it's really dangerous. But then I knocked down a heavyweight with it in the ring live, first time ever trying it.
So those kinds of things, I just had the confidence to do them back then because I just do it. Yeah, and if I'm confident in myself, like my tornado kick in kickboxing, I'd never tried it on my training mates because it's really dangerous. But then I knocked down a heavyweight with it in the ring live, first time ever trying it.
I've tried it on pads, tried it on the bag, but I never tried it on a real person in sparring. And I had him against the ropes, boom, hit him. So shit like that, I wanna try and just have fun. Cause I'm not really, again, my legacy is, I said this already, if what I've already done In this game, a lot of people don't even get to the belt.
I've tried it on pads, tried it on the bag, but I never tried it on a real person in sparring. And I had him against the ropes, boom, hit him. So shit like that, I wanna try and just have fun. Cause I'm not really, again, my legacy is, I said this already, if what I've already done In this game, a lot of people don't even get to the belt.
I've tried it on pads, tried it on the bag, but I never tried it on a real person in sparring. And I had him against the ropes, boom, hit him. So shit like that, I wanna try and just have fun. Cause I'm not really, again, my legacy is, I said this already, if what I've already done In this game, a lot of people don't even get to the belt.
A lot of people don't even get to the UFC, but I've done it twice. Still the only two-time middleweight champion. And if what I've already done in this game will make me happy, then what will? Exactly. What's going to make me happy? It's like, I'm happy, but I'm not content. I still have a few things I want to try, a few moves I want to do, a few...
A lot of people don't even get to the UFC, but I've done it twice. Still the only two-time middleweight champion. And if what I've already done in this game will make me happy, then what will? Exactly. What's going to make me happy? It's like, I'm happy, but I'm not content. I still have a few things I want to try, a few moves I want to do, a few...
A lot of people don't even get to the UFC, but I've done it twice. Still the only two-time middleweight champion. And if what I've already done in this game will make me happy, then what will? Exactly. What's going to make me happy? It's like, I'm happy, but I'm not content. I still have a few things I want to try, a few moves I want to do, a few...
few sequences that i just feel and some i don't even know about they're just gonna when i see them on the highlights i'd be like oh that was tight so they're yet to come so i look forward to creating those yeah that's the artist in me yeah because i just like again submission i know i'm a choking motherfucker i'm definitely gonna get one of those the tricky yeah the tricky thing is like
few sequences that i just feel and some i don't even know about they're just gonna when i see them on the highlights i'd be like oh that was tight so they're yet to come so i look forward to creating those yeah that's the artist in me yeah because i just like again submission i know i'm a choking motherfucker i'm definitely gonna get one of those the tricky yeah the tricky thing is like