The Undertaker is one of the most iconic WWE superstars in the world. His glorious career that spanned over 30 years has made a lot of fans all around the world. Recently, a fan of Taker, who is also a famous UFC fighter, lived his fanboy moment. And it was none other than the current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
Las Vegas hosted not one, but two magnificent PPV events, which are WWE Money In The Bank and UFC 276. The most anticipated match of the night at UFC 276 was Israel Adesanya vs Jared Cannonier.
Time to close out this incredible card with @StyleBender vs @KillaGorillaMMA š
[ #UFC276 | #UFCFightWeek | Live on ESPN+ PPV: https://t.co/f2ejdXxGz3 ] pic.twitter.com/tgTq1spgGAā UFC (@ufc) July 3, 2022
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We all know Izzy is a WWE and has always been vocal about it. However, Adesanya gave the UFC fanbase a hint about his career after retiring as an MMA star. It seems the UFC got their own version of The Undertaker of their own.
Israel Adesanya entered the Octagon at UFC 276 as The Undertaker. He wore the black hat and carried the urn and the legendary entrance music of Taker. UFC shared the video on their Twitter account saying, āHere. He. Comes. ā ļø[ @Stylebender | #UFC276 ]ā
Here. He. Comes. ā ļø
[ @Stylebender | #UFC276 ] pic.twitter.com/Bv54ObOkyrā UFC (@ufc) July 3, 2022
The entrance was one of the highlights of the night as they filled the UFC arena with the aura of The Phenom. The social media have already termed this entrance one of the biggest and memorable walk downs in the history of UFC.
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The GOAT entrance is a proof of the mega-stardom The Undertaker has, even after retiring two years ago. The Deadman hasnāt commented on the entrance, but we are keenly looking forward to his comments on The Last Stylebender.
Fans react to Israel Adesanya entering as The Undertaker at UFC 276
It was no secret that fans wouldnāt react to this memorable moment. Not only UFC fans but the WWE fans were actively commenting about the Izzy entering as The Undertaker.
Israel Adesanya walking out to the ring with the undertaker theme is the best thing I've seen in UFC in years. THIS GUY HAHA š #UFC276
ā strataG š (@GStrata) July 3, 2022
thatās the best walkout ever
ā Ryan Fedrau (@the_fed_23) July 3, 2022
Glad @dc_mma was on the call.
He is a big-time pro wrestling fan & knows @undertaker. He knew that unmistakeable entrance sound.
Funny how #UFC276 & @WWE #MITB were in Las Vegas tonight, & @stylebender added some WWE to his repertoire.
Wonder if Taker attended either or both.ā jim varsallone (@jimmyv3) July 3, 2022
GOAT ENTRANCE pic.twitter.com/3BHgKiWteW
ā š± (@ymufc1) July 3, 2022
UFC 276 bookending the show with Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker theme songs
Weāve gone full pro wrestling! pic.twitter.com/H6hGlROFlvā Kevin Thang (@Skip2MyJays) July 3, 2022
Izzy was star-struck by Dwayne āThe Rockā Johnson
It is no secret that the UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya is a lifelong fan of WWE, especially the attitude era. As a cherry on top, his favorite WWE superstar is Dwayne āThe Rockā Johnson. However, even being a famous personality today, Adesanya gets star-struck when he meets The Rock.
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Earlier this year, in February, while talking with talkSPORT, Adesanya revealed, āThe Rock, that will take a few meetings to go away. I still get starstruck by him, but Iām cool. Iām not going to like jump him or anything.ā
Besides, The Great One has tweeted his admiration for Adesanya in the past, including praising his performance against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271. The Last Stylebender has met Dwayne Johnson several times as he is one of his attitude-era idols.
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