JOHANNESBURG, FEB 7 – Israel Adesanya, Africa’s fast-rising Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athlete, takes on legendary Anderson Silva in UFC 234 in Melbourne this weekend with one thing on his mind: confirming his status as the sport’s next superstar.
The action will be broadcast from Australia from 05:00 (CAT) Sunday, 10 February 2019 on SS11.
“I just want to say something to me people, my fellow Nigerians, what’s happening? What’s up? I am here beating my opponents silly,” he teased.
With Adesanya having won four straight UFC outings in under a year, the international MMA community has picked the Nigerian as a can’t-miss future superstar.
“You have one of your own in UFC and I’m happy to share the love,” he said from Melbourne, a city he deeply enjoys, chiefly on account of its good food.
Although this weekend’s contest takes place in Melbourne, a short hop from his family home in Auckland, he claims not to feel additional pressure to produce the goods.
The headline bout sees middleweight champion Robert Whittaker put his title on the line against Kelvin Gastelum.