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Israel Adesanya has angered his fans once again! He is well-known for his unconventional antics and unapologetic personality. While this often earns him high praise from the MMA world, it can sometimes backfire on him. However, the reigning UFC middleweight champion’s recent behavior has resulted in immense fan backlash.

Just after a spectacular victory over his long-time rival Alex Pereira, Adesanya found himself in hot water with fans. He had earned the belt and high praise from the MMA community, but shortly after, an old video of him with his dog resurfaced. This time, his unorthodox personality hasn’t sat well with fans, leaving them disgusted and upset. In the video, the 33-year-old can be seen touching his pet dog inappropriately, causing havoc among fans.

Fans are disturbed over Israel Adesanya inaptly touching his dog

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Adesanya stirred controversy when he took to Twitter and retweeted a bizarre video of himself with his dog ‘Millionaire’ a.k.a ‘Milli’. In the old video, he could be seen touching the dog’s genitals and laughing over it, which did not sit well with many fans who expressed their disgust in the comments.

In a strange turn of events, ‘The Last Stylebender’ later revealed that his dog had passed away. Despite the unfortunate occurrence, it was the peculiar clip that caught the fans’ attention.

“RIP Milli 💖💕”, wrote the 33-year-old.

Many fans were grossed out by the act. Shock was also an emotion that was evident amongst social media users. Back in 2018, the fighter posted a loving video on Facebook with his dog ‘Milli’ and how he couldn’t wait to give his dog the life he deserved.

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While Milli passed away, according to sources, Adesanya also has a Rottweiler named Toothless.

A fan used a Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier reference to express his ongoing thought process:

This user did put up a valid question in there:

And the whole MMA community was addressed by this user:

Another user here ridiculed Adesanya for being ‘weird’ and ‘lame’:

This user simply wants the video to be gone:

A two-word message delivered there by a Twitter user:

A user here disagrees with an opinion:

While a fan laments being an Izzy fan:

And yet another fan expressed his dislike towards Adesanya:

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Adesanya may be known for his unorthodox style, but in this instance, he may have gone too far for the fans’ liking. His animated characteristics work well in the octagon, but certainly not in every case.

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What are your thoughts on this clip of Israel Adesanya with his late pet? Let us know in the comments below.

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