“Amazing to See 2 Legends Showing Respect”: Fans in Awe as Star UFC Fighter Joins Anthony Joshua Ahead of His Fight in Saudi Arabia

The stage is set for Anthony Joshua and Otto Walling to enter the square circle in Kindom Arena a few hours later. However, before the fight, ‘AJ’ was joined by Israel Adesanya in Saudi Arabia. Interestingly, both the ‘Style Bender’ and the Londoner are of Nigerian descent. Even though Joshua wasn’t born in the country, his family has strong Nigerian connections.

So, when the pictures of Joshua and the UFC middleweight fighter surfaced online, fans were captivated and left in awe of this unexpected pairing. Joshua is the crowd favorite going into the fight, but Wallin is on a six-fight win streak that may cause AJ some issues. Nonetheless, the surprising union of the combatants in Saudi overjoyed the fans on X (formerly Twitter).

Israel Adesanya in the boxing world

The Watford native isn’t the only one who is about to go into battle. Deontay Wilder will take on Joseph Parker in the co-main event. Meanwhile, big names like Jarrell Miller and Daniel Dubois will have a go at each other. Even Dmitry Bivol will defend his WBA Super Light Heavyweight title against Lyndon Arthur.

With all the heavy hitters involved in tonight’s event, big names from the combat world are expected to be in the audience. ‘The Style Bender,’ being one of them, has been involved with the boxing world quite a bit. During the Francis Ngannou vs. Tyson Fury fight, Adesanya voiced his discontent with the split decision win for Fury. So, when Joshua shared a picture with ‘The Style Bender,’ fans came to praise the combat duo. 

Fans celebrate Anthony Joshua and his friendship

Since the tweet went live on the platform, it has collected nearly 200K views, over 7K hearts, and more than a hundred comments. Most of the fans were pleased with the combatants coming together before Joshua’s fight.

One user celebrated Israel and Joshua’s common Nigerian origins. 

Another seemed happy about seeing Joshua and Israel together.

Someone else suggested Joshua would win the fight tonight via KO.

The next user commended the brotherly love between Joshua and Adesanya. 

One user wished Joshua luck for tonight’s fight.

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With mere hours left in the fight between Joshua and Wallin in the ‘Day of Reckoning’ fight card, the picture of Adesanya and Joshua has the fans in awe. However, the bigger question is – do you think Joshua will win against Wallin? Or are you expecting an upset?