“I’m very content with where I am in my journey, as a human being, and as an athlete,” said Israel Adesanya as he preps to clash against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Saudi Arabia. ‘StyleBender’ is riding a two-fight losing streak for the first time in his MMA career and to set things right, Adesanya is planning a comeback. Regardless, ahead of his clash, a group of tattoo artist has come forward to give their thoughts on the former champ’s tattoos.

The former two-time middleweight champion has a set of tattoos that represent his background. Ahead of his must-win comeback against Imavov, let’s take a look at what professional tattoo artists have to say about them.

Israel Adesanya tattoo breakdown – Map of Africa, broken native & more

According to Israel Adesanya, the reason why he has such a big African tattoo on his chest is due to the fact that he has been having an identity crisis since his existence. However, is the tattoo a good representation of his home continent? Well, according to certain tattoo artists, the tattoo might be a good representation of his homeland but is it well done? Certainly not. “It’s… it’s not really well done for what it is. And I don’t know— is this like a face inside it? What’s going on? I don’t see it.” 

The artist gave his statement that the fighter should have gone with something traditional with less exposure and fine detailing. Regardless, looking at his Naruto Nine Tails kyubii seal tattoo, the artist said, “It’s just interesting.” However, when they looked at Israel Adesanya’s arm tattoo they couldn’t ascertain what it was as they confused the werewolf tattoo with a panda, “That tattoo artist fuck– that piece up really really bad that’s I that is that’s not not well done at all.”

What about his color bone ‘Broken Native’ tattoo? Well, all of the tattoo artists who looked at that writing really liked it as this was the only clean tattoo they could find on his body, “I like the taxi as well so he’s broken native which is quite cool.” In addition to that they loved his dog tattoo on his neck as well, “I think it’s a dog that’s cool.” 

So what was the conclusion you ask? Both of the tattoo artists believe that the fighter should have gone with a darker shade tattoo because his skin tone is pretty dark. Both of them rated his tattoos three out of five. Well, enough about his tattoos, let us move on forward to ‘StyleBender’s significance in this fight

Adesanya plans to prove everyone wrong at UFC Saudi Arabia

Arguably, one of the greatest middleweights of all time, Israel Adesanya will be fighting Imavov approximately six months after his loss against Dricus Du Plessis. The former two-times middleweight champion in his most recent statement has emphasized that he is feeling like his old energy is back with him again. Initially joked about being the gatekeeper of the middleweight division, Adesanya asserted that he is ready to take on Imavov.

I said ‘gatekeeper’ as a joke. I feel like the old dog and then there’s the young guys coming up trying to prove themselves,” said Adesanya. “And it’s my job to send them back down and let them know I’m still here. I feel if I lose my next 10 fights it wouldn’t affect my legacy. This fight is important for me, not for anyone else. I’m doing this to prove to myself I’m still involved in this game, I’m still getting better, I’m still very dangerous.”

It must be noted that this will be the first time since 2019 that the former champion competes in a non-title fight. This makes the bout more important to him than anything else. Regardless, will the Kiwi be able to defeat the French fighter? Share your thoughts in the comments below!