Israel Adesanya
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887 appearances
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first heard Oct 2024
last heard Nov 2024
Israel Adesanya’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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I thought I was going to be married with two kids at 23. Wow.
If you zigged when you could have zagged. Yeah, I'm glad I zagged. I'm glad I zagged for that one. That was so long ago, and I was, again, I'm soft, bro. I'm surprised I'm fucking great at this, this fighting shit. Like, I'm soft. Do you see some idiot try to step me out? Do you ever see that? No, what happened? So this is two weeks, three weeks ago.
I had a great, great day at training, morning training. Went to the shop to get a pie, and I just thought, you know, people were just showing love. I'm just, oh, hey, what's up? So I'm gonna take a picture. Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool. And then one guy just pulls up and goes, yo, Izzy, let's go, one out. I'm like... And I thought, like, bro, this is stupid. I was like.
So one outs in New Zealand slang, like, one on one. Like, one outs, let's go. And I was like, this is silly. Like, what the fuck? And I just started laughing. And I said, bro, I get paid millions for this. I'm not going to whoop your ass for free. And then he kind of got angry. And he's stuck at the lights. It's green. People are honking, driving around him.
And I'm laughing, walking away with my pies in my hand. And I remember just looking like, what the fuck? And I grabbed my card and I went. And that pissed him off. Then he drove and then parked in front of my car. And I was like, okay. Took my watch off and I told the guy, can you please call the cops? And I'm glad only one person actually decided to help.
I saw just a small clip of it. I didn't know exactly what was going on. Just an idiot. But again, I'm glad this is the day and age of people just boom, cameras out. Because everyone who was around, everyone got their cameras out. There was only one guy who used his phone to call the cops when I asked him. because I didn't want to hurt this guy.
And this guy, I don't know if he was going through something or he was maybe cracked out or something. Because even the guy, the video that came out, it seemed like it was set up because the guy kept on going... And I'm like, what are you trying to say? And I'm glad I... Like I said, I'm soft. I have patience. And if I had a bad day, it might have been different.
I like to say that because of freedom of thought. But also my friend, you know, Falvake, got killed by senseless street violence. This is something that we've talked about even in the film. It was something that we all had to go through because... He got hit with a coward punch and then hit the ground and then boom, he's in a coma for about two weeks and then eventually they have to pull the plug.
As I'm talking to this guy, at one point I go, bro, I don't know you. Whatever has happened, I don't fucking know you. I'm sorry. And he's like, yeah, talk to me nicely, bitch. And I started getting angry and then got to the point I spat at him. And that was me, like, I hoped he did something. And then I'm like, right, I'm taking this guy out.
But then when I spat at him, he just looked down and kept on talking. And I realized, you know what about this life? I'm not going to spend the next 10 minutes talking to this guy.
Oh, he took his shirt off at the end. I got in my car. I was driving off. He had his shirt off, flexing, like, what, bitch, what?
So for me, again, that's why I say I'm soft. And I had to... I had to really hold myself back. I don't know, I'm sure, no one tries you anymore, of course. They'd fucking be stupid to try you, but I was thinking no one would try me anymore, because back in the day, if someone would try me, I'm like, bro,
Try that to Dan Hooker. Dan would not have the patience that I have. Dan would fucking instantly demolish that guy. But again, I just don't want to do something. Because if you breached the line, I was within range. And within my rights to strike him because I feel like what happened with your friend.
And also we started this charity walk without fear. And I'm glad nothing happened. I'm glad I was patient because now that video can be used because we're trying to change the laws. Look, the guys that killed my friend when we were in lockdown, they were on home detention. So they're free now. They're walking free, enjoying their life. And my friend is dead.
I think one of them did, but the rest of them, they had home detention. The ones that actually even helped, they got home detention. And I think for a year and a half, so six months of that home detention, we all did it together in lockdown. So what kind of punishment is that? You get to sit at home and watch Netflix. And my friend's daughter has to grow up without a father. For nothing.
For nothing. Just because ego, alcohol, drunk, this and that. So again, I'm glad. I'm soft, and I don't like confrontation. But when it's time to get down, I will get down. And I've put it out enough. I want to protect my boundaries and shit like that, but I don't ever want to be put in a position where someone tries to set me up just so they can make money off me.
But there will be a point if someone tries me enough that I will have to definitely defend myself. And there's no fucking referee in a street fight that's going to drag me off a person in that. I see red, bro. Not that shit. I'm just kidding.
But, yeah, I'm glad it worked out well for me, and I spared a life that day, because if not, it would have been really bad, and then I might not be here. Right. I might be in a fucking cell somewhere.
I know these motherfuckers in NZ, like the bureaucrats, they don't like people like me. They don't like people like me who is outspoken, who is not a quintessential Kiwi, you know what I mean? The guy that just keeps quiet and, yeah, you know.
Just very humble. Fake humility is something I've never been. I know humble is what it is for real because I deal with that every day. I fucking spot Carlos Navajo. I grow with Dan. I get humbled every fucking day. So I know what real humility is. But for me to try and let the world know I'm humble just so I seem like I'm humble, that's that fake shit and I'll never be that.
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