Booked to make his return to motion at UFC Saudi Arabia in February, Israel Adesanya appears to don’t have any qualms about competing on a ‘Fight Night’ billed card fairly than a pay-per-view occasion for the primary time since 2018, claiming he’ll nonetheless get “paid” regardless.
Adesanya, a former two-time undisputed middleweight champion, will function within the headliner of the promotion’s third journey to Riyadh in the beginning of February, taking up surging Russian-French contender, Nassourdine Imavov in a high-stakes pairing between the duo within the Center East.
And sidelined since August, Metropolis Kickboxing staple, Adesanya most lately headlined UFC 305 in a title grudge problem towards Dricus du Plessis, dropping an eventual fourth spherical face crank submission loss to the Pretoria native.
Israel Adesanya unbothered by return to ‘Fight Night’ billed occasions
Nonetheless, in his return towards Imavov, Nigerian-Kiwi striker, Adesanya will function sans pay-per-view for the primary time since his 2018 win over Brad Tavares, however he appears unbothered that his 14-fight run on flagship playing cards has ended.
“I still get paid,” Israel Adesanya stated throughout a video on his official YouTube channel. “There’s nonetheless a referee, it’s two of us in there, there’s a crowd. It’s not like within the f***ing Apex or one thing, so it doesn’t really feel any completely different.
“I think people are making it out to be something how they would react to it, but they’re not in my shoes,” Israel Adesanya continued. “They’re not in my shorts. It’s different. It’s a Saudi Arabia Fight Night, first of all. I still get paid. It still feels like you’re fighting Israel Adesanya. This is the biggest fight of his life. I have to be the one to halt that. It still feels the same. It doesn’t feel any different. Like I said, people who don’t do what I do – they’re the ones that are [saying that] because of their ego.”
