Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has declared that he has no intention of walking away from the sport on the back of a losing streak, insisting that pride and a belief in his own abilities are driving him to continue competing despite four consecutive defeats.
Adesanya, speaking on Demetrious Johnson’s Mighty Cast podcast, said he refuses to allow his current run of results to define the final chapter of his career.
His most recent defeat came at UFC Fight Night 271 in Seattle in March, where rising American contender Joe Pyfer stopped him via technical knockout in the second round, extending a losing run that also includes defeats to Sean Strickland, Dricus du Plessis and Nassourdine Imavov.
Despite the setbacks, the Nigerian-born striker (36) remains defiant saying, “I don’t want this to be the writing of my story, because I feel like, yes, I took part in this, but
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