Israel Adesanya doesn’t care about Jon Jones comparisons | ESPN
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- Israel “The Last Stylebender” Adesanya speaks with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto about his impressive victory against Brad Tavaras at The Ultimate Fighter Finale. When asked about being compared to Jon Jones, Adesanya says “he’s just out here living” his best life. He describes his mellow celebration in his hotel room, but may “live like the Romans do” in Las Vegas after his teammate Dan Hooker won at UFC 226.
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People hate confidence
facts
Junder R again people hate confidence
Junder R you got it dude 👌🏾
Junder R people hate confidence
i like his confidence,it seems natural,being a bit cocky makes it more interesting and entertaining,i don't like mayweather's style of flashy self obsessed narcissistic arrogance that when they ask him a question about a certain fighter,he always has to make it about him self,or always mentions how much money he makes,i don't think anyone would enjoy hanging out with him if he didn't have any money....
“Belt looks good on black skin, that’s about it” 😂🔥
What really?
yeah if you look at his fights you'll see the one im talking about
Imagine if a white guy said that
@@AkamapD if a white guy said that, it wouldnt make any sense. Smh.
reiwell del Lol explain?
The typical UFC fan is gonna hate this guy but he’s just made a fan out of me. Can’t wait to see his next fight
Typical UFC fans are loser keyboard warriors that have a mental breakdown when they see someone who is actually confident.
Yea I love this guy a lot he’s really fucking good with his kick boxing and has a great personality
The skill level is ridiculously. Nobody in division has his foot work.
The typical ufc fan is a mcgregor fan so I'm they like this dude
Andy Montanez nah
Dead honest & absolutely right about everything he says!
He's good and backs it up. Until someone proves it otherwise, he's good lol.
edward theophile I mean he’s been KOed & beat 5 times in Kickboxing and his last fight was a split decision win many ppl thought he lost against a low level Italian fighter Marvin Vettori who’s already got a bumch of losses so he got pretty humbled in his last outing. Still an awesome exciting fighter but he will struggle against high level grapplers much like Michael Page
"Many" people thought he lost? He very clearly won that fight and maybe lost most of the second round lol. That's crazy
carlDJS 2nd round was super close couldve went either way but he for sure lost the 3rd
MVP is good but I honestly think Israel could beat mvp and mvp and Irael have been grappling for the same ammount of time
Muhammed ali took some Ls, still the best boxer to ever breath. The beauty of a loss is the opportunity to define yourself as a man, how you react when your down. But what do i know im just a no body behind a youtube acc haha.peace and love always.
The fact that he outclassed Brad Tavares who is NO SLOUCH just earned my respect even more. This dude is deadly and the haters will think he's the next Conor McGregor hoping he fights a "strong wrestler", but make no mistake. This guy is confident in his abilities and when he says he'll take out anyone in the division that is genuine belief.
Yeah but once Brad got dropped by Whittaker in 44 seconds, he was irrelevant.
Israel is the best striker in the division but I hope his ground game catches up before he face the top 5 guys
Trey Bens he's lucky there aren't many high level grapplers in his division. Even the ones that are indeed very high level, like Romero or Jacare, they still prefer to strike. Israel is definitely improving his ground game and I believe he's gonna go far in this division.
Jacare doesn't prefer to strike, he tries to get it to the ground everyfight. Also you've got high level grapples such as Luke and Weidman.
Rockhold is done at 185.
I agree. I think izzy would probably be Whittakers toughest match up atm (except Yoel obviously haha). Whittakers striking, iq and wrestling beats everyone else imo
Trey Bens it was top 10 now it’s top 5, pls forget that ranking stuff in relation to Israel. The only real opponent for him is Whittaker. The rest of that division are stats padders for him tbh!
the boys from nz doing big things!
southsidesnipers he's Nigerian..
he was born in Nigeria but raised in New Zealand, he represents both countries
If he was raised in nigeria he would never be here in the ufc he’d probably be starving and homeless. He reps NZ because he knows that so gtfoh with that noise.
Ant Nam he left Nigeria at 11, he’s spent more time in NZ than he has in Nigeria
Ant Nam I did say he represents both countries, or can you not read? If it wasn’t for our country he wouldn’t be where he is, it’s our training that made him the athlete he is, come back to me when Nigeria can match us in Olympic medals, world championships etc
Black and Gold.
Nathan M. LAZER yup💯
Black man is king
People confuse confidence with arrogance all the time. This dude knows he is a bad ass but he also knows he can get better.
Raised fighting big polynesians in new zealand...he could knock out anyone in the ufc.
Wucci Mane apologies he was! Ill fix it
Except Brad tavares and marvin vettori
Charles brown agreed my dude. they are a warrior breed. Not to mention Naturally atheletic.
Skylar Hakim agreed tbh, just saying he (israel) is physically blessed, honed in the streets of new zeland, i feel like he is made for this.
Auto blipper he has beat the shit out of you until you're holding your head down before and while the decision is announced power. He's a confidence crasher. A career ending type of fighter.
Savage belt look good on Black Skin.
Just Marcus that was stupid
Ugly-nOse__2k Let that salt run deep
@@DrGanja99 lol
damn i want the paulo fight bad but i dont want either star killed off just yet.
Feel the same way. Let the hype build a bit
Dana implied they are both going there separate ways to the top
Well it's only a matter of time before Costa screws up his dosage schedule and USADA kills him off.
john doe finally someone gets it. UFC killing off superstars is what they do best, but hey that’s what makes the UFC the most dominant Organization in the world, the best fight the best, IMO the middleweight division is the best division in the UFC number one, and Darren Till possibly moving up makes the division even better
Now you get the fight 😉
love the danger tribute at the post interveiw
this guy will become the champ in both 185 and 205 division within the next 4 years.
mark my words!
I can see it!!!
210 out of the cage
Jon Jones will smoke stylebender
Another black hype just like lee and francis
185 but I doubt 205, Izzy is a hungry lion but the GOAT resides at 205.
"I'm a velociraptor" haha
Plus some
Lol yo Adesanya I watched you before UFC they think you a rookie LMFAO😂😂😂 he a young legend already
He can’t be compared to Jon Jones, because The Stylebender’s striking is world class Muay Thai. It doesn’t get any better than that folks. He fought at the highest level of kickboxing and only lost four times. I’m not saying Jon is not a high level striker by any means. It just two totally different fighting styles. It’s kind of like comparing Kobe to LeBron. It’s hard because they play different positions.
Jay Shaw Agree finally a person that understands. 🤜🏼🤛🏼
He doesn't do Muay Thai, he does K1 style kickboxing. There is a quite a big difference.
Charles Brown Does doing it 'early in his career' equate to having 'world class' Muay Thai? He quite clearly doesn't fight in a Muay Thai style.
Andrew Pek Jones is only word class in striking by mma standards in actual muay thai and kickboxing he would be subpar
And they robbed him clean in some of those fights..Robbery like i've never seen...
He's about to be champion
I see no lies...
@@unknownhrg8097 no cap
Mystic mac
@@flacko426 not a doubt in my mind . izzzy a legend
People hate confidence, then they will call you arrogant
2017 Israel was ranked #6 in kickboxing. He fought in Glory against world class Muay Thai champions. Undefeated in MMA, he's legit AF. He's also undefeated in boxing.
Chia-Chun Hsu he lost his first boxing match and he is undefeated in mma like u said but still u a dumbass
If you're looking for the video Stylebender talked about in the interview of SportsCenter on August the 21st, you're in the right place. The moment with Costa starts at 2:55 !
I m here for it too.
Next ufc super star
I love this guy....... Bro you are too much..... Bigger you bro. Keep winning
Came back to say,
UFC Middle Weight Champion.
Adesanya + Costa = fireworks baybay 🎆🎆
such a humble guy...
Brett Okamoto great interview man
Dude talks the talk and walks the walk for sure..i love him
Where's Paulo in this interview lol. Israel said he was 5ft away from him, and was scared to look.
He’s respectful and skillful. I support this man.
Just heard about this guy. Love the energy.
one of the few guys I respect out of ckb doesn't bother or sweat the small stuff like some small minds in that gym, every gym has classy people and every gym like addesanya
He's rather self-indulgent. I'd like to see him vs Bones @ LHW. That would be interesting.
I can't wait to see him next. And the scary thing is, he is improving alot after every fight. I'm hoping Till moves up to 185. I think we will Till vs Adesanya in 2019? Let's hope.
I been watching this guy since his 1st fight in UFC and he's my new favriot fighter
Yup.. Got a new fan
He has the perfect mindset dedication and talent to be the goat in years to come he’s already good enough for the top 5 if not better in his first three ufc fights
Issy can wrestle really well, let that sink in and add it to his superior striking and mind games.
I'll b keep in an eye out for his next fight
Lets see what you can do with Rockhold Romero or Robert
He just made a fan outta me
You can tell he hates it when they keep bringing up the jon jones comparisons. Let him be
Can't wait to see what kind of weapons he unleashes against Costa.
Speak intelligently and confidently, best wishes, God bless.
Like his mentality. Not arrogant. Just confident. No drama. A man who knows he is talented and lets be honest. He is. No he is not JJ. JJ was a Greco Roman Expert. What they do the same is use their leverage. This fellow is incredibly fast. Yes he keeps his hands at his side like Roy Jones Jr. did. You remember how good he was. You can't hit hit what you can't catch or see. However the UFC favors a good ground game. You need all the tools like JJ, Mighty Mouse or Khabib to really shine. These are guys that make the very difficult look easy. I like IA and he should shine. The "greatest" is about time. We'll see.
I would honestly say that he's more like Michael Venom Page since both guys come from a kickboxing background and have a similar style. People forget that Jon Jones comes from a wrestling background but got into striking after he started training mma.
Love this dude loved watching him for the first time
He's a true "Style Bender". He's awesome.
U guys are easily impressed.. I think.. 🔥 🔥
I like what he said about the belt tho... he’s got the right attitude.
thats a good mindset
I absolutely love this new "Tony Ferguson is the type of guy" comments 😂😂😂😂
This guy is gold!
Dude is the real deal. Charisma too
Israel I have been waiting and praying for you immediately after ur fight with silver
this guy has confidence and doesn't care about the belt
I would love to see him fight Paulo Costa!
Savage. Wouldn't mind seen Mr Adesanya and Mr Hooker amp up in weight class. Either light heavyweight, or heavyweight. They both have the height and builds for it.
Damn... imma paulo costa fan and a stylebender fan.. hate when 2 guys I like fight.
This guy reminds me more of MVP then JBJ! Gr8 striking, but can he “GRAPPLE”!!!
Next champ! Dude is a future star! Soo much Anderson Silva and Jon Jones in him. Two legends! So that's incredible. Love the confidence.
Jones would annihilate this man, even if they were in the same weight class
so if jones cut all the way down to his weight and lost his power he would annihilate him? looooooool
Like how Izzy said about Jon wanting him now rather then later ... same goes for him and Paula???
Venom vs stylebender needs to happen!!!
Who’s here after the Adesanya Costa Sportscenter interview
Refer to him as the cleaner or the aftershave guy in the bathroom shouting " No splash.......no gash " who are you?
This guy is dangerous. I think he could be one of the next great champions in the ufc. Hope he gets his shot in the next 2 or 3 fights
GOD BLESS
He is young and will learn
i wud like STYLE to do off camp practice at AKA or ATT to become even more complete. Learn both take downs and take down defence. will they let him in THO? (luke rockhold's camp)
Censoring this is outrageous!
*"im not a t rex, im a pterodactyl"* 😂
Comparisons to JJ are too soon
Hikidun M yeah, let's see if this guy use roids too.
Fabio Pineda Roids? He needs to do coke first.
Why is he even compared to JJ? They have completely different styles
I don’t even think they fight similar😂 just 2 lengthy black guys that kick ass
I love this guy!
Love Israel man the things he says are awesome
You got my respect borother..israel he's name mean power
I love this kid attitude 😁
I'd like to see John and him in the octagon.
John is too big. Its like Tyson vs. Roy Jones.
Only hate.. when he can't back it up.
It’s all good if you can walk the talk.
He gone take over
Anyone else here after okamoto and Ariels 253 weigh in show?
been a fan of him for a long time... and its still surprising for me that he went to ufc... i thought he was gonna fight in glory for a while then make an occasional appearance in bellator.
People jealous so they try to hate. They like people to fail.
meanest kicks looks a threat for title confident mindset big plus..
Future champ
I would love to see him and jones fight. Two of the best surgeons.
fire
I like this guy!
Adesanyas body and mind very tactical and powerful and speed.
This guy is a true fighter. i know i'am a fighter
Izzy is a magician
“The belt looks good on black skin that’s it” 😂💯✊🏾🤣😅
That was amazing I’m sorry
Can't wait to see what's next for this dude
Been a fan of Izzy since glory fights!
Hahaha Kiwi as, shot bro. #CoolStoryBro
Don't talk JBJ son. Respect yes. Admire yes, but fight no!
Respect kemit kel fierté good bles matondo kia nzambe israel
I hate when people compare up n comers with legends! Like “he’s the next Messi” “the next Ronaldo “ “the next Anderson Silva” .