Israel Adesanya Quotes

Israel Adesanya

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 22, 1989

Aang hits the Avatar-state and he has this unlimited power. He enters into a flow state, you know, he's in the zone. That's how it feels for me sometimes when I'm fighting.

Israel Adesanya

I don't want to be fighting when I don't want to fight.

Israel Adesanya

There doesn't need to be hatred after a fight, because it's all said and done. I'm cool with a lot of my opponents in the UFC. There's people I've fought who were my friends in kickboxing tournaments and after we were still cool.

Israel Adesanya

I'm fortunate enough that my dad was well-off, my family was well-off, so we're able to go to private schools and stuff like that.

Israel Adesanya

Kelvin Gastelum, there's many ways I can classify his style. I like it. He's improved. One thing I can say is that he's improved over his run in the UFC from 'The Ultimate Fighter' and now being a contender. But his style? It's very Mexican. You have the Mexican style of boxing, and he has a Mexican style of MMA, like smart Mexican style.

Israel Adesanya

Look at all the champs over time once they get the belt - they just fall off. I'm not one of those guys. The belt isn't my ultimate prize, it just looks good with all my other gold, chains, and diamonds.

Israel Adesanya

My least favorite thing or my pet peeve would be people who literally ignore the other people you're with, or the situation, and they just dive right in and cut off the conversation.

Israel Adesanya

God mode is something that I've always tried to unlock within myself.

Israel Adesanya

In boxing, you've got CTE from head trauma constantly.

Israel Adesanya

I'm a guy that, if I see people running away from something I'm like, 'Why you running away? What's over there?'

Israel Adesanya

I just have to do what I have to do. I have to defend my belt.

Israel Adesanya

I am not going to be one of these guys who doesn't defend his belt. I am going to defend my belt actively.

Israel Adesanya

Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a beautiful thing.

Israel Adesanya

I've said this before, I would fight my grandmother if I had to. And she's dead.

Israel Adesanya

I don't just think about the belt, I think past the belt.

Israel Adesanya

A lot of guys just can't handle the spotlight and the pressure, so they shy away from it, like 'oh, I don't want to be in it.' That's never me.

Israel Adesanya

Kiwis, we love a good one out. We love a good fight. This is part of the culture. Straight up. We're a country of a warrior race, the Maori.

Israel Adesanya

Coming up in this country, I've seen it so many times. When you see somebody rising you want to tear them down because you feel inadequate and you want to call it humble.

Israel Adesanya

I'm not an actor. I'm a fighter.

Israel Adesanya