Adesanya gets Iwobi-signed shirt ahead title defence.
Israel Adesanya has been proficient an Everton jersey signed by using Nigerian midfielder, Alex Iwobi, beforehand of his UFC middleweight title defence in opposition to former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira.
βThe Last Stylebenderβ is looking to avenge losses he suffered in kickboxing to Pereira who famously knocked him out so badly in 2017 that he wanted an oxygen mask.
Five years later, Adesanya is the undisputed 185lb king and certainly one of the biggest names in MMA after gathering an excellent 20 wins all through his 21-combat seasoned career.
Pereira best left kickboxing at the back of for true in 2020 but has already earned himself a middleweight name shot after stretching his record to 6-1 with a first-spherical knockout win over Sean Strickland at UFC 276.
Ahead of the maximum quite predicted fight of his existence, Adesanya acquired a considerate gift from UFC flyweight contender Molly McCann who’s a huge Everton fan.
In a video posted to her Instagram page, the MMA fighter can be seen delivering a signed Everton top to Adesanya and explaining it’s far signed by means of his fellow Nigerian Iwobi.
McCann said: βI got you Alex Iwobi. So, heβs from your Nigerian soccer team and I got him to sign you thatβ¦ I just thought a brother from where I am from supporting you.β
The two UFC stars embraced before going their separate ways and continuing to prepare to put on a show at the MMA leaderβs latest pay-per-view event.
Iwobi took to his official Instagram story on Thursday, to pen a message to the Nigerian-New Zealander as well as McCann on his story with a caption that read; βAll love! Goodluck with your fights. @meatbolly @stylebender.β
The Super Eagles star will return to action for The Toffees on Saturday when they face Bournemouth, in their final game before the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, later this month.
Adesanya knows what heβs up against and isnβt likely to take any big risks against Pereiraβs powerful attacks. Adesanya may have three times as many MMA fights under his belt than does his opponent, but Pereira obviously knows how his opponent fights.
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