The love Israel Adesanya has for anime is well-documented among MMA fans. He has emulated iconic scenes from different anime shows on multiple occasions - be it imitating Rock Lee from Naruto in ...

Israel Adesanya, former UFC middleweight champion, ... An Izzy phrase like “I opened the fifth gate like Rock Lee” might as well read as ancient Babylonian to anyone born before 1985, ...

On 'Hot Ones,' MMA fighter Israel Adesanya broke down how anime has inspired him and ... Certain characters and animes, I draw inspiration from. Like when Gai Sensei, who is Rock Lee’s ...

Israel Adesanya is going to take a long and overdue absence from mixed martial arts in the aftermath of UFC 293. Adesanya, free of the UFC middleweight title that Sean Strickland took from him ...

UFC star Israel Adesanya said Friday that he is planning to step away from the Octagon for an extended period of time. Speaking on New Zealand radio show The Rock (h/t Nick Baldwin of The Score ...

The event will be Israel Adesanya’s first since Sept. 9, 2023 — marking a span of 343 days — when he lost the belt to Sean Strickland by decision at UFC 293 in Sydney.

MMA star Israel Adesanya tells PEOPLE about dealing with fame, misconceptions about his sexuality and about his new documentary, 'Stylebender' ...