“F*ck the Belt”: Weeks After Knocking Out Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya Reveals What Fuelled Him Amidst Interaction With “Fickle” Fans

The aftermath of UFC 287 is still buzzing with excitement. The highly anticipated main event featuring Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira had the entire UFC community captivated. This matchup was especially significant as Adesanya had previously suffered three defeats at the hands of ‘Poatan’. The first two of them occurred in kickboxing bouts and one at the UFC.

However, this time, Adesanya emerged victorious in a truly spectacular knockout, much to the delight of his supporters. While Adesanya’s triumph was cause for celebration among his loved ones, the unexpected defeat left Pereira’s friends, family, and fans devastated.

Israel Adesanya talks about his mindset before UFC 287

The Nigerian fighter was talking on his YouTube channel, ‘Freestylebender’ with internet personality Nedd Brockmann. Brockman asked Adesanya about the thoughts he had two weeks before UFC 287. As a reply, the UFC middleweight champion said, “Bro, trust me like for me personally, it’s you know, it’s funny every time. I see people and they come to talk to me. Take a picture or whatever they’ll be like, ‘oh yeah go get that belt. Make sure you bring that belt back home’ and for me, in my head, I’m just like f*ck the belt. I’m gonna knock him out. Yeah, beat the sh*t out. I don’t say that, just kind of like it, just like it rings in my head.“

Soon after talking about his thoughts, ‘The Last Stylebender’ went on to detail what he thinks about his fans. He added, “Fans are fickle, don’t get me wrong. I understand this game now and I’ll never shy away from telling the truth. Fans are fickle but then you get some people because when they’re in a group in a mob they can be so stupid but when you have people one-on-one sometimes you get the coolest people man.”

Who will be the next opponent of ‘The Last Stylebender’?

Following his victory over ‘Poatan’ at UFC 287, Adesanya made it abundantly clear that he has no interest in facing his long-time rival again. Instead, it has been decided that he will await the outcome of the upcoming bout between Robert Whittaker and Dricus du Plessis. Whittaker and du Plessis are set to collide at UFC 290.

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The fight is scheduled for July 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Adesanya has expressed his desire to fight du Plessis. A verbal war is going on between Adesanya and du Plessis regarding being true Africans. Adesanya wants to take revenge against ‘Stillknocks’ inside the octagon because he questioned his African roots.

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