Israel “Stylebender” Adesanya On Losing the Belt & The Key to Handling Disappointment 

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I think Al has a doppelganger. You need to have CajunBoyJake on the show!

ashwini

thank god charla wasnt there trying to out alpha him this time

ariel helwani crying right now lol andrew really is the no1 mma journalist

YES SIR!!✨💯

Yes sir!!!

Yes sir!

Yes sir 😩 💅

yeeezziirrrr

Not really Rob is really close and khamzat is coming too 👍

he'll get that belt back!

Lmao level above. Alex disagrees

Levels above everyone beside rob

@@berlin4103 Khamzat wont survive in the 185 division.

The guy who humps opponents can't ever be considered a classic act

Izzy also got his soul taken 3 times. 3-0

@@mahanmoe move >>>>

Class act who uses peds and humps his opponents after beating them. Absolute class act

Kiwi cuzz 🥝

Ah

3-0

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humility? he'd be talking mad shit had he won the fight. He brought up alex's drinking problems to trash him. Alex helps raise awareness to fight addiction.

@@bleakmidwinter9481 oh wow, straw man. Shit that didn’t happen that you’re bringing to poise. Tell us more 🤓

How does another man losing effect you? I know you like him as a fighter but it’s kinda weird bro. I love watching Wilder fight and them losses to Fury had me a little upset but not like it’s gonna fuck up my mind lol

@@jesusespinoza8467 it’s ok to fangirl over a fighter lmao. I felt like shit when izzy lost but watching him be cool about it made me feel better. It’s weird but it’s cool let ppl love ppl

@@jesusespinoza8467 people get way too into this

@@Captain_Insano_nomercy Y’all are just dramatic. If he’s a fan, he’s putting energy into supporting Izzy. If he loses, then obviously it will affect him a bit. It’s like seeing your fav team lose a big game. It’s gonna obviously sting.

@@vibe9155 nah my g, it's weird if you're emotionally invested to a grown man who doesn't know you. Kinda weird.

Izzy has always been *grown and matured* TF you talking about, Bob?

I hear your sentiment but beyond the trash talk and braggadocio, Izzy has always been mature and with a world-class mindset.

He’s not humble at all, hes just holding his composure, making excuses. not being humble at all. Dudes a clown but again he wears girly nails and shit like that

Lmao

@@johndoehoe8881 Johnhoe

Where was the humble and positivity when he had the belt. Acting humble after taking a whooping is the same as apologizing after getting caught in a lie. Its bs

@@pokemaster211 hes been the same.. Lol

Unless it's McGregor. People were literally tweeting that he got his ass kicked and still wouldn't shut up after he broke his leg in the ring and decided to give a "I'll be back" speech while his lower leg was dangling like a piece of cooked spaghetti. So I guess it's all depends on who the champion is.

@@elijaharvinger1178 bro imagine that, leg broken and still all he does is talk shit 🤣 like having a broken bone fucking hurts and Conor’s anger just blocked it all out. Coldest post fight interview ever 💀

@@SwoleakhulTheBlind No doubt that huge adrenaline dump helped. But yikes that was nasty. I'm surprised he didn't pass out just looking down at his bone bent in a way it wasn't meant to be bent.

@@elijaharvinger1178 “ your wife is in me dms” 😂😂😂😂

@@Keviekev115 classic.

Yeah def shouldn’t be upset about that lose

izzy thought he was the main character of a anime. little does he know it was alex that was the main character.

@@Teddy-se8qb that's what you would believe.

@@brandonwayne2343 nah its a fact. alex has a better story fit for a anime protagonist. izzy doesnt.

Man, I've had the wind knocked out of me and was gasping for air. Years ago I fell flat on my back. Knocked my wind out. That shit is borderline scary trying to breathe. I wonder how fighters deal with that? I've seen fights end like that. Fighters got hit just right and knocked the wind out of them. If you know what I'm talking about and had it happen to you, then you know what I mean. Wind knocked out, is 99.9% a KTFO or TKO. Remember the newslady squashing the grapes and falls and gets the wind knocked out of her? All she could do was squeal and make noises. That's what I'm talking about.

Holland is funny tho 😂

It wasn’t terrible bc the ref stopped it… lmaoo

Ps. Please stop with the height obsession, I’m guessing you’re a sherdog virgin Second, if you see Izzy next to anyone, he’s 6’4. I genuinely think periera might just be taller

@@jon9586 that's all you took from the entire comment?

Yea i reckon Izzy’s closer to 6’3”. Even in his pics with Ngannou he’s still a bit shorter even tho they’re both apparently 6’4”

@@CrayonsYummyYummy I think Izzy is 6’4”. I just think Alex is almost 6’6” lol Look up the picture of him standing next to Dominick Reyes. He’s fucking huge.

Totally true champion

Izzy has his post loss demeanor on point… almost like the was expecting it… lol

yeah, coz after all that trash talking only to get KO'd in the very last round of a fight that you were winning. what else are you supposed to do? 😂😂😂

Y are u calling another man ur king? U SOULD BE YOUR OWN KING 😂

@@samuelvillanueva9956 😂😂😂😂😂

He posted a video of himself inappropriately touching his dog, great ambassador you say lol

Whhhhhat

Forced into humble

Humble in defeat like true champs .

No the fact of the matter,that alot of ppl seem to not understand is that,at that level every fight is a gamble and anyone could win,even though Izzy has been the better fighter up until this point,all the guys at the top have a chance,and one mistake and it could all be over

@@Movnirecag He wasn't forced, it's his choice how he acts. He's still the same guy. He even said that he was surprised that people thought Alex was the underdog. He felt he was the underdog. Even as champ he would be rooting for guys he hadn't fought yet to give them a shot at the title, giving them more exposure and a nice payday. He gave Romero the opportunity even though he wasn't no. 1 contender, was rooting for Cannonier and Darren Till to get to the top. He does like to talk trash in media sometimes, but it helps promote the fight.

@@Mistanyycguy Izzy said something on a promo video a while back that did not seat well to me. he was dismissing alex, he said that he was just someone from the favelas and etc. I was like fu this guy he's a wannabe that move to new zealand with his rich as family while alex was working in a tire shop/construction at age 12. He started training kickboxing at age 22 to fight alcoholism. I don't mind trash talking but when you make fun of someone for being poor is an insult. He was humbled.

Um.... nahhhh. He didn't fight against him and then blamed the smaller older man

@Alvin J. he ran like an Ethiopian

@@jayboogie5403 hahaha, you got shut down so fast and just came back with "oh yeah?! Well uhhh..."

@@notchad404 white boy 👦 Ur boyfriend just got ko'd again

bruh I like izzy but thats his down fall. Izzy uses distance and reach to beat opponenets. With alex he has the same reach and height and thus struggling hard. Alex is just a bad matchup for izzy. Izzy thinks he can win again but no.. He will lose again.. Alex has izzy down to the tee.. I realized in the whole fight, for izzy he has to be perfect. For alex, he needs literally a few good shots.. If izzy ran for 25 minutes maybe..

I love the amount of respect he’s getting for handling the loss so well, he deserves it. Haha I wonder if the same people would be calling him boring if he won a decision on Saturday night though. Glad this loss isn’t hurting his stock

He was forced

@@hmsp7799 How was he forced? 🤣

@@jarnold1789 I’m a big time fan of his and never thought of him as boring. His high-level striking is a beauty to watch, especially in this fight from both guys.

@@jarnold1789 100% people would say all he did one leg kick and run if he won. Then they would say he didn’t wanna stand so he shot on him

100%

Facts

Champ mentality

He's gracious in defeat... but not humble in victory. So he's still a dork.

@@d_rod3 He's not that bad after winning, he's more humble when the cameras are off and goes back to regular life. He's just really competitive and likes to shine his greatness when he's on the big stage, which is only a small amount of time in the grand scheme of things. Doesn't mean he's genuinely like that and it doesn't define him compeletely. People that have actually met him and hang out with him will tell you he's really down to earth. Trash talk in the fight game is nothing new, it's part of the success and promotion because people love controversy. It's worked out for him greatly, he's a multi-millionaire and brought a lot of attention to the sport, it's a balance of being a business man, a star/celebrity and martial artist. Don't take it too seriously bud.

Thats a champion mindset, a lot of people would be sad after that loss and feel down, hes either good at hiding it or hes happy not being the champion

I like the guy but he´s rarely humble in a win

@@georgepierre3594 hes just that dude man. He knows what peireira is. His kryptonite a guy who low key should be fighting a weight class above with the same kickboxing ability at a bigger frame with more power. But he still is ready to face him. And lowkey izzy obviously has the higher skill level peireiras ability to cut weight and throw power shots is so uncanny its just a near impossible task to over come at the 185 weight and izzy did it for 4 round. These top contenders that think they can handle peireira have another thing coming when they face him if izzy cant finally get it done in the rematch.

@@ScientologyHunter2 because hes been so dominant with the opposition being so delusional in their own performances. He trys to be but he hasnt been tried in his last five fights yet his opponents are so confident esp vetorri.

@@ScientologyHunter2 and honestly low key he stays humble esp when presented with khamzat most of the higher ranked individuals would go straight to insulting the man. Izzys response was simply show me something first face a top 10 or 5 middleweight and we can get it done same thing he did with peireira who was blessed by stricklands overconfidence

All he talked about was how well he was doing

They were drinking so he's going to be loose enough to talk openly

@@brando3098 Yeah and he was openly in denial about how the fight went down especially about round 5. Manz was absolutely out. No disrespect to the former champ. He just isn't being as "candid" as everyone is making him out to be after his loss.

He is very slick with his excuses

@@Zy-goat that's pretty common in this sport though from many fighters where they're tko'd on the feet but feel like the stoppage was premature.

Alex Pereira has his number.

Well Peirera was winning round 1 until the last second. Peirera won round 2. Izzy won round three w the ground and pound. Alex took the 4th to rest to be ready for the 5th. It was a good fight and Alex landed a bunch of good strikes. It wasn't this crazy one sided fight. If it went to decision. Izzy would have won 3-2 which is a close fight.

@@lastword8783 lmfao he didn't fight Michael Pereira

@@mills1540 You are drunk if you think he won the first round. He had 1/2 as much action as Izzy. Izzy was doing work the first 4 minutes, then he even almost got knocked out. 2nd round was Alex's, 3rd was Izzys with ground and pound, 4th was all Izzy again because he had all the control with the same amount of strikes = goes to Izzy. 5th he was winning until he tripped. He legit dominated Alex. Alex looked the stiffest he's ever been.

The difference is that he's 0-3 vs Pereira at this point, completely different scenario than Edwards vs Usman.

I took it hard too. My favourite fighter by far. Maybe he's just very good at hiding the pain though, because there's no way that shit doesn't hurt you.

@@im2arrogant118 0-3😂

Animes making him harder 🥲

Izzy posted an Ali quote on IG a couple days back talking about how it's important to lose, because it's an opportunity for you to show your fans how to take an L. We don't have to pretend that Izzy was completely, graceful with this loss because let's be real he is a liiiiittle salty, but not everyone can be GSP. In the grand scheme of things, Izzy handled this loss like a champ, waaaaay the fuck better than anyone expected he would I'm pretty sure.

@Dumb Yet Smarter Than You we get it bruh he lost 3 times lol how many times are you comment the same shit

Izzy has his post loss demeanor on point… almost like the was expecting it… lol

He ain't the champ anymore though. Alex knocked him out.

@@canelop4p181 keep speaking Spanish horchata boy maybe you’ll be a champ too one day when you can rember what your people native language is

@@vqekho4506 but would you understand spanish....

@@vqekho4506 bro what kinda comeback is that? You say this shit to Asians too weirdo?

He’s beltless ser

He just bagged 1.5 Mil, I think he can take it

Wtf does money have to do with legacy??

@@adrilopez2k dudes entire drive is to eventually become immortalized

@@whackedoutcookie4393 at a personal level, it will help, bc he really fought a good fight untill the Tko, so he knows he can win this dude. Legacy is already made, The GOAT of the division with Anderson Silva. So yeah, money is pretty helpful when you look at it that way.

Exactly my thoughts. Until I remembered he was the MW champ and I'm not; dude got a whole different mindset to this shit

I know right he put on such a great performance and the TKO came so fast and random it felt unreal like dam I thought he got his revenge maybe next time lol

it’s funny as fans we’re sometimes more emotionally devastated than the fighters after a loss. Just says a lot about the fighter warrior mentality.

@@SuperKazon I mean Izzy got like 5 million dollars for this loss so there's a huge reason not to be sad too much.

@@ettorebugatti9354 sure, but money will b spent and b forgotten. Legacy in the cage lasts for generations, he was right there to.

@@misaelarroyo5712 well said. NIggas act like everyone is as shallow as them. Nobody is going to remember how much money you made, but they'll always remember your legacy

That’s just a fighters spirit. But let’s be honest, Alex lost the first fight. He got preferential treatment being Brazil but he got his ass whooped, the other 2 times he was also loosing the fight up until the last second. Just some facts 💯

@@MsTriggaTre first fight was China, the knock out was a couple years later, in Brazil.

@@MsTriggaTre guess those facts were lies huh. First fight in China, second fight Brasil. Scoring is different in Kickboxing than UFC.

Difference is Izzy earned his way to a ufc championship the hard way. Lets be hoenst, if it weren't for him, Alex would still be stuck trying to get off the ground against unranked middleweight bums

Erm all kinds of excuses, injured in camp, perennial nerve attached to his face.

@@jacquesroux7362 let’s get u in that octagon dude. When you use your body at that level day in day out shit happens

@@jacquesroux7362 yeah man where do you train?

@@jacquesroux7362 Izzy gave Alex his credit. Rarely people come to fights 100% and he’s just sharing that with us. You are complaining for no reason whatsoever.

The typical injury that was only disclosed after losing 😂

To be honest this isn’t even a major surprise to me based on the way, he handled the loss against Jan as well

@KHD exactly lying by blaming it on his foot, when in reality he was wobbled out of his mind and was gonna get sent to the shadow realm if marc didn’t step in Karma at its finest when you hear the things izzy said about alex for no reason like a year ago, caused alex to hunt him down into another sport for the 3-0 and his belt lmao

@@Sad00kie Y'all haters funny fr🤣🤣 Pathetic existences

@KHD Got comprehension problems I see🤣🤣 pathetic

@@TayMon69 you mad the guy you dicksuck almost got frozen like elsa if the ref didnt step in, not hating speaking facts

no cap

relax hunny

@@justinturner8281 okay baby

It sucks man i hoped he wouldve beat pereira. But honestly ,and ive held a huge opinion against people who use the term, peireira is a weight bully whos izzys raw skill almost pulled a win against a man who walks around at i believe 238? Should not be fighting at 185. And izzy almost got the win. Dude is hugely talented insanely respectable and so well spoken id say he comes off as one of the more intelligent individuals in the ufc. Idc if he has the strap or not im tuning in for the individual. And honestly i think hell pull the win next time with an adjusted game plan.

I just wish he got to beat anderson win streak at middleweight record before losing just because this man deserves it so in touch with himself and who he is and humanity as a whole i have a huge respect for him and it blows my mind everyday when the thought hits me that he isnt currently champion because hes that dude.

Nice hour of making excuses to being a loser

I Kno right? Lol He doesn't even have a mark. Unbelievable.

I heard about 8 excuses in this video what you mean son 😂

I agree with everything you said except for being graceful in defeat. I think it’s quite the opposite. The only thing I dislike about Izzy is how he handles his media stints. He’s either making cringey insults or excuses like he is now. He’s one of my favorite fighters from a pure fighting perspective. An absolute pleasure to watch. His movement & creative feints are masterful. But to come on here, make fun of Alex & talk about “I was going to back out” and “my leg was dragging” is not very graceful IMO. Graceful is saying “yeah, he got me again. He was more prepared than I expected. Next time I will be prepared to go out there & take it from him.” Something about the way he’s handling this makes me feel like he’ll never beat Alex. It’s like he’s making up reasons that he’s lost to him 3 times instead of just accepting it. If he can’t accept it, how can you expect him to properly strategize for the kind of fighter Alex is? You have to put Alex away. Letting him stand with you for 25 minutes is way too much time to get KOd. All it takes is one shot & Alex isn’t afraid of Izzy. I really want Izzy to beat Alex next time. I think this was good for the division though. I just hope that Izzy takes a more level headed approach & leaves his ego at the door, because that will be his downfall if he can’t.

@@IEdjumacate you're Right about Adesanya 💯. Hes a Fantastic Fighter. But the bottom line is he doesn't know how to beat Pereira. He hasn't found a successful strategy, and that's with Takedowns and mma ground grappling. He should just admit Hes a better fighter. Wether its strategy or just physicality, Pererira just has Izzzy figured out. And Izzzy has no answers for the Left hand, except for corny excuses and false humility. Adesanya is a Great fighter but has terrible character and Ego problem.

"graceful in Victory or defeat" LMFAO are we talking about the same guy who dry humps people and meme dances on former champions? The kid is a punk and he got his KARMA last weekend. It was delicious to watch

@@IEdjumacate bro I respectfully disagree first of all what is cringe and what isn't comes down to perspective and what ur standard of cringe is to me he's just expressing himself I don't think he's cringe at all (except for that Elsa line obv to be fair😂) but it's not like he lost like Cormier did and there is no rivalry he got robbed the first time and the second and now he lost and said his leg was compromised which it was and gave alex props and said the stoppage was fair but his leg was indeed compromised and he was superior for almost the whole fight but like you said alex needs 1 punch and the fact that his leg was the way it is allowed alex to get it and izzy not to circle well you could see it.. anyways I have the utmost respect for alex he's a great fighter but I see izzy graceful in defeat tbh he said the stoppage was fair he said pereira beat him and gave alex his props

@@IEdjumacate it’s called confidence you pussy

If you think this loss isn’t bothering Izzy you are being fooled. Izzy is just not showing it in front of the cameras.

Ya’ll stupid if you think he’s unfazed lol. Everyone mad a Brazilian won 😂. To bad he’ll loss the next rematch if it happens and ya’ll still be saying the same things lol

@@chrisconnors9449 100 percent it’s a front. They are all angry lmao

He lost to his father 3 times now. It's not a surprise, he expected to lose

How did people think he could be a guy who beat him twice and knocked him our

@Joshua Smith covetous jewhani

@@youtubegoogleb bro lol😂

Dude is literally on the Helwani show as we speak 😂

@Joshua Smith The snake always finds a way

Nah he’s just a good friend:)

Aye bro atleast you got to see him live. Im from mass so most of the ufc fights are a troop away from me. The day those tickets went on sale i tried to find a decent seat in the 800$ range(i have bad eyesight so nosebleeds is a waste of money lmao) and i couldnt get it done. But hey what was your seating row and how do you think visibility is? Thats been my only hold back like is there screens that lets mofo see the ring from a distance effectively?

And hey i hope as a fan of dude you share the samr mentality as me. Him being champion isnt what sets him apart its his ability and intelligence and ability to be a true human being lol

authentic 😂😂😂

TBH izzy ain't bothered because he knows alex didn't beat him fairly, you 20lbs over your opponent that is damn near cheating if izzy 210 and alex 225+ on fight night nothing fair about that and worst thing is izzy almost beat him being that much smaller has to be a confidence booster if anything lool I wouldn't sweat losing a unfair fight either no one beating izzy fairly jan was 20lbs bigger too, so izzy basically undefeated since no one has beat him under fair circumstances

We don't welcome you..gtfoh

@@desmondayeni9178 im getting 2nd hand embarrassment from this comment.. its ok desmond... its ok..

Bro that shit hurt me bad, I just came to terms to be able to watch the highlights today. Smh but I'm happy he is in such good spirits and I hope he knows that we Nigerians ride with him 100℅ win or lose, same with Usman and even Ngannou. He is our champion regardless, they are all our champs.

Dude I'm Botswana and I was gutted the whole day. I had to force myself to watch all the replays and analysis of the fight as well as the comments from the haters, just so I can get the hurt over with. I'm so grateful that the Flagrant boys are showing him Love and honor on our behalf

@@realgenjutsu8181 There is haters on both sides, I was rooting for Pereira but just realize we are all basically the same but rooting for other sides of a coin

@@debsaye3360 Very true

Izzy is one of my favorite fighters of all time. Have a lot more respect for him after the loss.

He aint the champion, Alex is

@@guguzi952 he got the heart of a champ. the will to get to the top fall and still fight on. we see man ppl get to the top an lose that fire once they get knocked down.

@@unwoke1890 wow 🤣🤣🤣

@Wash my soul with words you put a lot of effort into that response eh, Izzy living rent free in your empty dome

Yes he will be back on top. In one FC 😂😂😂.

@Joshua Smith bullshit. Izzy was mopping Alex the entire fight. He was dominating. He can definitely get the finish on him. You mf act like there is some huge skill gap. If there is that gap is going the other way.

He's still at the top. Izzy was never gonna be champion forever but he's literally at the top of the world. No champion in UFC since Connor has transitioned into the mainstream like Izzy. Which is exactly why he gets all the hate, people love to see someone who's winning in life take an L

@Joshua Smith Was definitely 3-1 tho, man.

@Joshua Smith you talk about izzy way more than any of his fans. You're the real fangirl. Him losing was probably the biggest moment of your year, congrats.

Izzy won at the end of the 1st round

My thoughts to the T👌

Yes sir 💯

@Wash my soul with words Ew, dude... The worst type of cringe. You actually made me make a face right now🤢So much effort just to hate on another man. Like I'm not even really paying attention to what you're saying, I just feel sorry for you man. I genuinely hope you get through whatever you're going through...

@Wash my soul with words uh oh, you got the infamous “cringe” remark thrown your way. How will you ever recover?!

@@kristhovaldez8819 he is suffering from a deadly disease called fandom, it’s a crazy phenomenon