A biography for Israel Adesanyahasn’t been written yet.
“There are no limits, man.”
“I don't really take punishment from fights; the punishment is from the training, from my teammates.”
“I never, ever deviate from my plans.”
“They say to never underestimate anyone, but they don't tell you to overestimate people either, so I'm just going to do me.”
“I had to work to where I'm at. I was not an athlete in school.”
“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.”
“I get really aggravated if I don't train, if I don't let that testosterone out.”
“They don't really teach you how to be famous and a lot of people don't realise that this game comes with a lot of traps. So I'm just looking after myself, looking after my health and making sure I don't fall into those traps.”
“I just have to do what I have to do. I have to defend my belt.”
“That's the beauty of this sport. We're trying to get to the same place, maybe, but we're on different paths.”
“Look at rugby, the national sport, you have guys weighing 130kg, 140kg, who can run like sprinters full clip into each other causing brain damage constantly on that field.”
“In boxing, you've got CTE from head trauma constantly.”
“I feel like MMA athletes are the best athletes in the world.”
“God mode is something that I've always tried to unlock within myself.”
“On the feet, on the ground, I have all the bases covered.”
“To reach the heights of a truly global sport, in a sport as difficult as this, is a monumental achievement.”
“Conor changed the game and he paved the way. He did those big numbers and I'm one of the guys who is going to carry that forward.”
“If people want to take the chance to watch, to see what I bring and try to use it to better themselves, yeah, OK. But I'm not one of these guys who's going to try to be a role model and be an angel because I want to get a Nike sponsorship.”
“Staying in the moment is something I'll never achieve unless I'm hanging out with the right people and just being in the gym as well.”