Israel Adesanya. Photo by Jasmin Frank – USA TODAY Sports
Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya recently got into a heated road confrontation in New Zealand.
Izzy and another man were caught on camera as they were involved in an argument. An upset Adesanya was even seen spitting on the man he argued with. It’s not revealed what the confrontation was about.
Adesanya had a tough year inside the octagon. In September 2023, he surprisingly lost his middleweight title to Sean Strickland after five rounds of action. After the fight, “Izzy” decided to take some time off from mixed martial arts.
In his return, a few weeks back, he faced reigning champion Dricus du Plessis for the title. After a gruelling couple of rounds, Adesanya was forced to tap due to a rear-naked-choke from the champion.