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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.

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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, ā€œHere. He. Comes. ā˜ ļø[ @Stylebender | #UFC276 ]ā€

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 hasnā€™t 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 wouldnā€™t react to this memorable moment. Not only UFC fans but the WWE fans were actively commenting about the Izzy entering as The Undertaker.

Izzy was star-struck by Dwayne ā€˜The 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 ā€˜The 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, ā€œThe Rock, that will take a few meetings to go away. I still get starstruck by him, but Iā€™m cool. Iā€™m not going to like jump him or anything.ā€

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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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What are your thoughts on Izzyā€™s epic Deadman entrance? Let us know in the comments.