Nigerian-born New Zealander UFC middleweight combatant Israel Adesanya has arrived in Lagos on Wednesday, August 21, few days after losing his 4th combat successful in 3 years.
Following videos and pictures shared by the Nigerians successful Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on social media, Israel Adesanya touched down at the Murtala Muhammed Airport to a rousing reception.
Another video footage posted by NiDCOM’s authority on X showed that Adesanya was accompanied by his parents who are Nigerians.
The connection reads: “Earlier today, Nigerian-born, New Zealand Professional Kickboxer, Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (#stylebender) arrived Lagos today (Wednesday), accompanied by his parents and warmly received by the Nigerians successful Diaspora Commission, a NiDCOM staff wrote.”
Israel Adesanya’s instrumentality to his ancestral location comes after his fourth-round submission non accomplishment to South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis during their middleweight rubric showdown UFC 305 on Saturday night, August 17, 2024.
Recall that Adesanya mislaid the UFC Middleweight rubric to underdog Sean Strickland successful 2023, went connected a stir a twelve month interruption from the game, and returned to situation for the rubric against Du Plessis. Unfortunately, helium failed to instrumentality to winning ways.
The 35-year-old Lagos-born Mixed Martial Artist has present mislaid 4 fights betwixt 2021 to 2024. Before things turned this atrocious for the “Last Stylebender”, helium enjoyed 1 of the longest winning runs successful the past of the UFC. Adesanya recorded 20 consecutive wins from 2012 to 2020.
