In the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) world, a lot has been going on lately, and now Israel Adesanya is trying to become a part of it. Not directly, but he still seems to be trying to take over the limelight of one other fighter. This fighter is the Brazilian mixed martial artist cum former kickboxer and the latest winner of UFC 303, Alex Pereira.
This comes after Izzy recently took to social media to share something rather peculiar in the case of the recent turn of events that resulted in Pereira’s KO victory at UFC 303. In the post he shared, there was a crazy fan-made video of his and Pereira’s fight from 2023, though this one was so brutally modified that it inevitably sounds like Izzy is trying to steal Pereira’s spotlight.
Israel Adesanya Reacts to Alex Pereira’s UFC 303 Win
At the recently held main Light Heavyweight event of the main card fighters of UFC 303, Alex Pereira was met with a match against JiΕΓ ProchΓ‘zka. During this, the Brazilian mixed martial artist efficiently embraced a KO victory as he took down his opponent to become the winner of the UFC 303 main event as well.
However, this victory doesn’t seem to have sat well with Israel Adesanya, the Nigerian-New Zealand mixed martial artist cum kickboxer and former boxer. This is because of the way he decided to celebrate Pereira’s tremendous victory, which basically included him posting a highly photoshopped clip from his and Pereira’s Middleweight fight in UFC 287 in April 2023.
This clip featured him transforming into a full-blown Avatar from theΒ Avatar: The Last Airbender universe β something he is notably very famous for being a huge fan of, considering how even his nickname is ‘The Last Stylebender.’ Moreover, Adesanya captioned this clip with a Moai emoji as well as the word [via @stylebender on X]:
Chama.
Chama πΏ pic.twitter.com/4YunnsKFEo
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) June 30, 2024
For those who may be unversed, ‘Chama’ is actually a Brazilian word that means ‘Let’s go.’ Plus, not only did Adesanya brutally defeat Pereira in this video, but he also channeled such Avatar energy into his moves that his opponent is seen crashing many floors down on the roof of a car before Adesanya lands the final move that incorporates all four Bending techniques down on top of him.
Ironically enough, while Adesanya inevitably posted this to remind fans of the one time he actually defeated Pereira, it all seems to be taking a negative toll on him. This is because, instead of once again heaping praise on him for the way he immaculately landed his final move on his opponent, fans are cringing at these “embarrassing” antics of the Nigerian-New Zealand fighter.
Fans are Cringing at Israel Adesanya’s “Embarrassing” Antic
While he did win that one time against Alex Pereira during the Middleweight main event of UFC 287 that happened on the 9th of April, 2023, that wasn’t the only match this pair faced each other in. If anything, Pereira has enjoyed defeating Izzy before this latest match between them, and now fans are pointing at the same thing while cringing at Adesanya’s latest “embarrassing” act.
That said, they have some of the most hilarious reactions to Izzy’s brand-new post taking a dig at Pereira. Taking to the comment section of the same, here’s how they’re reacting:
You make too much noise
— VERIFIED homie (@Homiebishop) June 30, 2024
My god you are embarrassing π€£ pic.twitter.com/cgurEPMzyS
— π½ππ¨ππππ£πππ©π§ππ (@basedinmatrix) June 30, 2024
Israel at the bar right now. Before another DUI. β I beat that guy one timeβ.
— C_Poff (@BattleBorn_Poff) June 30, 2024
π this is sad. Iβm your fan, you beat the guy once out of 3 and we were all happy. Heβs still on top and youβre not fighting. Let it go
— Interesting Facts (@Interesting228) June 30, 2024
" yea i beat that guy" sips on a beer
— lil Pepe (@lilPepe100x) June 30, 2024
Did you touch your dog to make yourself feel better?
— Colblander π΄π‘οΈ (@TheColblander) June 30, 2024
Bro he defeated you 3 times, arent you a shame to post that you win once?
— PACβ‘ (@Serg27157844) June 30, 2024
To put it in a nutshell, it seems like Israel Adesanya dug his own grave by sharing something like this, no matter how cool he might look in the video after transforming into his very own favorite Avatar and performing all of those Bending feats.
UFC 303 can be watched on ESPN+.
