Israel Adesanya has become one of the biggest superstars in the UFC since joining the promotion back in 2018. His superstardom has increased the interest among fans to learn more about his life. Similarly, the two-time middleweight champion is gearing up for the release of his documentary, ‘Stylebender’. As such, he recently dropped the trailer on social media, garnering responses from fans and even UFC fighters.

Adesanya created history at UFC 287 in his fight against arch-nemesis Alex Pereira. The Nigerian-born Kiwi fighter knocked ‘Poatan’ out to become the only two-time middleweight champion in the history of the promotion. He is now set to take on Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in his first title defense of the second reign as champion. Meanwhile, he also dropped the trailer of his upcoming documentary on his Instagram handle.

Israel Adesanya posts the trailer of ‘Stylebender’

Athletes are now capable of divulging their personal narratives and experiences to the public through various mediums, such as social media and streaming platforms. In this instance, UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is granting an exclusive glimpse into his tumultuous journey as a fighter by unveiling the initial trailer for his forthcoming documentary, ‘Stylebender’.

The documentary is scheduled to be released in theaters on September 28th. Moreover, the film was produced over a span of five years and showcases unparalleled access to the superstar and his entourage. Israel Adesanya has added a lot of elements from his life in this documentary.

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From trying to fit in a new environment to getting bullied during his formative years, it has everything that the fans need to know about the UFC middleweight champion. Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans and his fellow UFC fighters.

UFC fighters and fans express their excitement about the upcoming documentary

Adesanya has a lot of fans. It was apparent when they flocked into the comment section to give their take on ‘Stylebender’. Not only that, but a few UFC fighters commented as well. Zimbabwean fighter Themba Gorimbo, commented, “Izzy”, expressing his eagerness to watch the film. In addition to that, his teammate, Alexander Volkanovski, was happy to see Izzy finally getting a chance to tell his story. He commented, “How good is this.” Let’s see what the fans had to say.

The fans sounded as excited as his fellow UFC fighters. One fan commented that the trailer made him feel as if ‘Stylebender’ was a real movie. While another fan said that he might miss work to watch this one.

• Made this documentary seem like a movie for a sec. can’t wait for the movie when it gets made but looking forward to the documentary toooooo
• O yeah going to see this – will miss work to see this movie

There was one fan who claimed that he had watched the screening of the documentary and loved the story. The fans also loved the trailer of ‘Stylebender’.

• I was lucky enough to see a test screening. It is an amazing story well told. Kia Kaha Champ
• The movie trailer I’ve been waiting for
• The trailer is dopest

Moreover, they are proud of Israel Adesanya’s rise and success and claim that his story is truly an inspirational one.

• proud of you brother
• Goosebumps man. what an inspirational story.

Adesanya is not the first fighter to have a documentary made on him. But his stardom has made it a highly anticipated one. He has shown his work ethic to become who he is and deserves to get his story told to the world.

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