Israel Adesanya Quotes

Israel Adesanya

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 22, 1989

It's about legacy, it's about moments, it's about being an icon - I'll do what I do and the money will flow.

Israel Adesanya

I'm not stupid. After you just punch me, I'm not gonna be like, 'Alright, let me do that again.'

Israel Adesanya

If you visibly compromise someone or hurt someone, or hurt their vision, you're not supposed to still just stand there and wait for them to come to you.

Israel Adesanya

I've fought injured so many times for so many years.

Israel Adesanya

I've had malaria damn near eight times.

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I've been a heavyweight in boxing, in kickboxing. I'll do it in again in MMA.

Israel Adesanya

I've already made my own mistakes in this game, even in the UFC. I'm just smart about how I make mistakes.

Israel Adesanya

I'm not going to say I'm perfect. I never have.

Israel Adesanya

I can't force a guy to fight.

Israel Adesanya

I'm not proud of my chin but I can take a shot.

Israel Adesanya

I'm smart about the way I move. I'm smart about the way I conduct myself outside the Octagon, like who I associate myself with.

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I make moves on my terms.

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I'd rather be very well prepared before I move to heavyweight or light heavyweight. That's according to my own schedule - no one else's.

Israel Adesanya

On the feet, on the ground, I have all the bases covered.

Israel Adesanya

I want to fight the guys that are ranked above me, even though I don't care about rankings because they're just opinions anyway. Even if a guy is below me and wants to fight, I'll take the fight if it makes sense.

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I just want to fight the best.

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A lot of people say they don't care about the belt, but that's not true. For me, when I say it, I really mean that.

Israel Adesanya

The amount of work we have to do to get to that Octagon, we should be getting paid what we're worth.

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I feel like MMA athletes are the best athletes in the world.

Israel Adesanya

The wrestling begins before you even engage in the clinch, I've said this already. This is one thing people don't know, wrestling begins on the feet with the stand up.

Israel Adesanya