The world of MMA often intersects with celebrity culture in unexpected ways, and Israel Adesanya is the latest one to come up with a story. The former UFC middleweight champion recently dropped a bombshell that had fans buzzing. ‘The Last Stylebender’ revealed that none other than P. Diddy reached out to him. The reason was his jaw-dropping knockout of Alex Pereira at UFC 287.
Adesanya shared this tidbit during a recent interview with Joe Rogan on The JRE Podcast. With all the allegations going around against Diddy, the former middleweight champion shared an anecdote. He revealed that the music star had contacted him.
“I tell you a secret. After I knocked out [Alex] Pereira in Miami, we went to Too**ies the next night, and they were like, ‘Yo. P. Diddy was in here watching your fight last night. And I went and checked my DMs. I saw, oh, he hit me up. And he was talking about two months later I wanna do an interview or whatever. And I said, ‘Here’s my manager’s number.’”
Adesanya and Pereira have a history that reads like a movie script. Pereira had beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing. He then shocked the world by dethroning Adesanya in the UFC. But Adesanya flipped the script in their rematch. He sent Pereira crashing to the canvas with a devastating right hand. The MMA world erupted with excitement, and apparently, so did P. Diddy.
The P. Diddy connection also highlights the growing mainstream appeal of MMA. Whether he is innocent or guilty, one thing is certain: Gone are the days when it was seen as a niche sport. Now, it’s capturing the attention of entertainment moguls.
Israel Adesanya Happy To See Conor McGregor And His Fiance Holding Tight Sill
The former UFC middleweight champ recently shared his thoughts on power couples. And none other than Conor McGregor and Dee Devlin caught his eye. Adesanya is known for his flashy moves in the octagon but showed a softer side here.
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Israel Adesanya dropped by Joe Rogan’s podcast and couldn’t help but gush about McGregor and Devlin. He appreciated how Devlin stuck by McGregor’s side through thick and thin.
“When I look at someone like, say, even a Conor with Dee Devlin, that’s f**king cool. I love that, she still with him to this day, they got many kids together, that’s cool, regardless of what the state of their relationship is now. Look, she was with him when he was no one and she believed in him, that kind of stuff is rare these days,” said Adesanya via The JRE Podcast.
McGregor and Devlin’s story is like a Hollywood script come to life. They’ve been together since before McGregor was famous. Despite the state of their relationship, the two have stayed strong and have four kids together. Adesanya’s admiration comes from a place of experience. He’s had his fair share of relationship drama. That makes McGregor’s stable love life much more impressive for him.
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