Israel Adesanya
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887 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
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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So when I see people do that, I'm like, just be real. I try to keep it real as always. But again, like I said, I'm soft, but sometimes.
The magnifying glass of the world. And I would never change. I'll never not express myself the way I always do. But sometimes the world will try and put you in a box and be like, this is what you're meant to be. This is who you're meant to be.
Bro, like, what was the one I put up the other day? Because there was a scene from my movie. I was getting my nails done. I was like, what was I doing? Some drip tips. And then I put a clip next to it where Cam goes, well, I've been wearing pink my whole life. Niggas been saying I'm gay. Bro, if you think I'm gay, bring your mother around. Bring your sister around. I fucking loved that.
I was like... Yes, because, again, I don't care. It's never been an issue for me. I think people think because I never flexed my girlfriends or anything online, they're like, nah, definitely, this guy's sus. Also because I'm nice and I'm soft.
Being a nice person makes you sus. Yeah, because I'm not a dickhead. So silly. But I can be a dickhead. I have been a dickhead in the past. But, again, I'd rather – I was raised right. My family actually, you know, my mom and dad raised me with good morals and And, yeah, I treat people with respect. And even if I don't get it back, it's like, cool, whatever.
But, yeah, people expect you to be this kind of, because you're, oh, man, you're a lot different than I thought you would be in person. Well, you're not trying to fight me, so no. You know what I mean? People expect you to be some type of whale.
Yeah, or even an asshole.
Look, there's people you can find who'd be like, yeah, he's an asshole. And I was like, well, yeah. But who are you? Yeah, exactly. I was an asshole.
Facts, facts. And I'm fine with that now. Because back in the day when I first came into this game, I always felt like I had to, with every fan, I had to put on this song and dance.
Well, sometimes I might be at a four. Or five at energy level. So if someone pulls up on me, I'm just like, yeah, cool. Let's take a picture. But I don't have to ham it up to make them feel like this is a great experience. Oh, he's such a nice guy. It's like, bro, the day my cat died, I was pumping gas and the guy tried to make me talk to his cousin on the phone. And I said no.
And he's like, oh, all good. And I felt bad. And I was like, oh, give me the phone. And I'm there with the phone. Pumping gas. And I went, bro, no phones. I was like, get the fuck away. But I did that because I felt bad that I didn't talk to his cousin on the phone while I'm pumping gas. So what would happen if something happened and boom? Or what?
Because I wanted to talk to this guy's cousin on the phone because he saw me at a gas station while I'm pumping gas. So when I talk about protecting my boundaries, it's just about time and place and approach. People not... And I've put that out enough where I feel like people do respect it now. But some people still think I hate fans or whatever. But I'm like, that's what you think.
If that's what you got from my message, then cool. You think that. But it's about protecting my energy and protecting my boundaries.
Yeah. Yeah. Being in the spotlight.
Bro, I'm a fan. I pay for your pay-per-views. No, you don't. You're just talking shit. Oh, the ones that is when they come, bro, I bet on your fight, eh? I'm like, yeah, fuck your multi. Because, again, I put my life on the shit. Every time I step in there, I put my life on the line. But they will never understand that.
They'll come and tell me like, yeah, bro, one time, this was years ago, and the guy showed me a betting slip. I was like, and? This is after a yarn fight. He showed me a bill. I'm like, cool. Like, what do you expect me to do? Give you a refund? Right. He's like, nah, fuck you.
If you ain't got it like that, don't put your money up. Right. I only gamble with money that I'm going to lose or I can afford to lose. But again, yeah, I'm fucking gambling with my life.
I'm trying to win. And then something bad could happen and I'm not here again, you know? So, yeah, people are weird and I love people. Like, I always say this. There's something about every group of people on this planet that I love, including my own. And there's something I hate about every group of people on this planet. Just little things, little things that just annoys me.
I'll say like, okay, Nigerians. I hate how the elders sometimes confuse respect with fear because that's how I grew up. They confuse respect with fear and I've had to deal with that. You know, I'm not going to say anything else about anyone else because they know it's like, oh, Israel hates these people or whatever. But again, I love people. But at the same time,
I love me first.
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