Former UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya looks back on the year he went from virtual unknown to controversial superstar, by fighting his idol, Anderson Silva and winning one of the most epic championship battles in UFC history.
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Love him or hate him, this man is a legend of the sport
Love him or hate him he definitely has that DOG in him.
heehee
@@gayealisir5661 And you have the ODD in you.
@gayealisir5661 your name fits you well
No he's not 😂 he just started
i LOVE this series, giving fighters the respect they deserve
Izzy jkd his dog and got caught for DUI he doesnt deserve respect
I know bro so true, don’t listen to this other npc in the comments😂
@@kjws0809Strickland killed multiple dogs when he was young for fun so you're point?can't wait till Strickland gets humbled by ddp
@@bucket-lq9yy he didny jrk them tho😂
@@kjws0809 Whatever the keyboard clown says
The man who made lots of people fan of MMA.
Especially here in africa
Yeah me included 😊
Khabib and Islam khamzat king of ufc Muslim power
"I don't throw and hope, I aim and fire!"
Pereira's lifeless body comes to mind each time I remember this quote.
Man I've watched all Izzy's kickboxing and MMA fights, he just keeps on getting better. What an inspiration...
He's shown some aging in latest videos tho
Izzy! No matter what happens from here NOONE can take what you’ve done away from you! True MMA fans know you a hall of famer like so many other greats! Cheers bro 🎉 enjoy every moment.🤘🏻
He was he got lazy
Agreed, nobody can EVER take away the memory of what he did to his poor dog. Hall of fame moment.
Shout-out to the puppy 💀
Well said 🥊
@@clinch4402 The comment of a guy who makes is salty cuz Izzy makes more than his networth with 1 fight
Hey UFC, Keep making these Year of the fighter videos they’re amazing. Thank tou
woof woof
Facts bro! Love them! Feel like a trip down memory lane.
Contender Izzy was amazing
Yeah you folk usually "like" fighters like Israel until they become champion.
@@Obiodum_Facts
Adesanya is a blessing to the UFC.
Kinda like how he blessed his dog?
@@clinch4402 you are his biggest fan
I agree. Without Izzy, Pereira wouldn't be in the ufc
Izzy vs Gastelum was some fight. I still get chills from watching that fight.
Izzy has nothing left to prove in the UFC. Multiple title defenses & his reign was one of the best ever at MW. Now all his fights will feel like their just for a check, but he’s no doubt one of the best to ever step in the octagon
Israel’s title run was boring. Don’t you ever disrespect Anderson Silva like that.
@@tigerslick1111he said one of the
reading comprehension has escaped many @@wtfimcrying
@@drummnagain lol
@@tigerslick1111Silva also fought a bunch of bums lol. The competition level is much higher now.
Knocking out Alex Pereira was so cathartic and satisfying :D Alex got away with it so many times before ( KOed and saved by the bell in previous UFC fight vs Izzy, KOed and saved by the 10-count in their 2nd kickboxing match, robbery decision in their 1st kickboxing match )
Seeing Sean Strickland school Izzy was satisfying as well
@@baconkingroblox5095seeing DDP ko Sean soon and Izzy’s comeback will be good too
This series is FIRE
These videos go crazy. Purely phenomenal.
It was amazing to finally meet Izzy in person at the Las Vegas Convention Center this past July right before 290. (Profile pic) Really down to earth human being and even spent the time to chat with me for a bit. Definitely a memory I’ll never forget. Hope you make another run at the title Izzy 💯💯
Did you ask about his dog?
@@kristianhaines7474 get a life mate trolling for living is sad
When I met him his hand was creeping too low down my back I had to check him
@@rollin60zsure… lying about that is so odd
@@rollin60z What a weird lie
i've had my ups and downs with izzy... but even i must confess that he is a respectable fighter and icon... truly one of the great
Sir, you need to leave those drugs alone
@@tigerslick1111talking bout ups and downs like they're buddies lol
The hate for Izzy is real 😂 look at his resume alone and it will shut people up. No matter how you feel about him outside of the ring/cage the dude is and always will be one of the greatest to ever do it.
what downs could there be? he fights good.
Izzy disgraced everything he had going for him. Respect, skills, admiration, all based of his cringe ass behavior... And the Izzy stock value is down tremendously...
My total respect to this legend 🫡🔥
Adesanya entertained us with all inside details of his historical moments in the UFC and becoming one of the greatest Champion 🏆
Never thought I would miss the Wakanda era. Francis, Kamaru, Izzy all champs at one time. 🖤🖤🖤
lol
Not one of them lived in Africa
@@bansnabs5523 That's why I said Wakanda Era. Not African Era.
legacy 😂😂😂what legacy
no goat is 2and 5😂😂😂wtf
Gotta give Izzy props, definitely on history's short list of superior goats, if his return is vicious with intent it's etched. Let's go Champ
He got lazy stopped turning up. He needs to pull his finger out his arse and start fighting again….
@brettknibbs9351 I disagree. He just got boring. On his run to the title he was knocking people pit and doing what he was saying (like conor did). Then when at the top continued to talk the talk but didn't fight the same. He went in there to point score and win instead of prove his point. He asked for romero on numerous occasions saying about this finish then got in there and shat the bed. He's had 3 or 4 fights like that since kelvin.
@@Know3ody u just gave the long version of exactly what I said lol
@@brettknibbs9351 well you left yours to interpretation...... not turning up to me means stopped trying. Pull his finger out means to start trying. This 2 things are certainly not the case with izzy lol.
@Know3ody I suppose you could say that but you literally said the same thing in long hand. Lol. Not turning up means he was not the same fighter we saw before its a very common world over used phrase he didnt turn up today tho did he. To pull you finger out is to try harder. He started being sloppy he stopped trying to beat people and started to coast. He is my favourite fighter atm and I've been watching since ufc2 on dvd and live when it was put on TV. He's just been coasting and it cost him his title. If a real Izzy shows up none of them beat him imho
Dude is such an inspiration for me I can't even put it into words.
We made a song for him in Gabon 🇬🇦 we love him ! His such a huge inspiration ❤ the title is Adesanya
By jeune Vili
Wow ill love to hear the song
Thats very touching.
Love him or hate him, he's fought everyone, although i don't like his cocky attitude i should respect thst he fights everyone when he was a champion. Much respect
I'm sure you have no issue with Covington, McGregor, Strickland and Sonnen's cocky attitudes though.
@@Obiodum_ Do you know that person or you're just making assumptions?
@@user-ff6hp6xy3s I don't need to know him personally. You all reason the same way in this sport. There's very few exceptions within your demographic when it comes to this.
they only miss you when you’re gone. please come back izzy🔥
Nobody misses him
He manifested It!
@@butterchuggins5409then why are you watching and commenting on a video about him😂... also hold this 🤡
@@butterchuggins5409 Pereira after fighting anybody but Izzy: *calls out Izzy cuz Izzy is the only reason why he got his fame* Khamzat: *recently called out Izzy* Well, seems even some of the biggest names already miss him🤷🏿♂️ You clown
People should appreciate greatness while he's fighting. We will regret it when he retires 💯. Thanks for the Badass fight Izzy
We say this for exciting fighters, Izzy is never the one to make fights exciting, its his opponents
@@clinch4402 What a lopsided assertion
@@revfortunenwachukwu9243 Rob had to bum-rush in for that KO. Yoel played Izzy's game, and what happened? Stalemate. Vettori? Snoozefest. Cannonier? Yawn. Then Perreria actually puts his foot on the gas and makes those fights exciting, like he does every fight.
@@clinch4402 No ....that's the way you chose to see it. Izzy's fight are super exciting and rightly so during his pre-championship era but became more technical and tactical during his championship reign!
One of the greats!
One of the greatest Champs! Active and would fight whomever
I love him . Im kickboxing 2 years , and his striking is like something out of mortal kombat. I'd love to go new Zealand 🇳🇿 and train with Izzy . I'm from Ireland. If you see this comment Izzy bring me over to ye for a week brother and show me how yous roll in City Kickboxing
How sick was Adesanya vs Brunson?! This man will be MISSED when he retires
INSANE. It didn't even look real. Really sharp striker.
Amazing fight by Adesanya. Yet you have Du Plessis who went life and death with the same man, looool.
@@Obiodum_ To be fair Izzy fought Brunson when he was in his prime at 34 Brunson now is how old? I think 39
@@That-One-Spy-Main That's my point. Adesanya put on an amazing performance against Brunson when he was at his best, whilst Du Plessis was hanging for dear life against a finished Brunson and just got by.
It all love from naija, what this dude has put into this game is not well appreciated enough .... He is so entertaining and sportsmanship
Vettori looked at him wrong and he said "im fighting him next "😂😂😂
Respect to a legend in the sport
One of the GOATS 🐐🇳🇦🇳🇬
One of the DOGS of this sport 🐶
@@clinch4402 funny 😐
My 2019 fight of the year, Izzy and Kelvin Gastelum tore the house down, what a war 👏👏👏👏🫡🔥🔥🔥🔥. Izzy the legend, hope he returns to the octagon in 2024. 😊
He's training hard to get back his belt and move to light heavy weight this is a secret we discuss this indoor last week he's huge now
Izzy vs costa
GREATEST TITLE RUN IN MODERN DAY HISTORY
Either him or Usman Anyway Wakanda forever🙅🏿♂️
😂 1 in 4 in his last 4 fights on peds 😂
@@GopherSwag Silva is what 1 - 7 in his last 8 or some stuff like that?
The kelvin fight is awesome
His most exciting fight.
@@MH-et5sn Costa, Whittaker 1, Pereira 1 & 2, Brunson and Tavares were all exciting fights.
Goat fighter! I don’t care about the haters!
POATAN 🗿
*IZZY* YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION 💪🏿💪🏾💪🏻!! THANK YOU!!
Dude is an absolute legend.
Truly enjoy this! Literally my favorite fighter
His comeback KO to alex should be shown around the world. I don't think we can fully grasp the weight he had on his shoulders.. and he carried it like it was feathers. As much as I cringe listening to you repeat yourself whilst trying to articulate sentences that sound smart and tough, I fully respect your fighting spirit, determination and persistence. Your career had been phenomenal
A legend of UFC, great man
Of all the combos Izzy' has thrown that question mark kick to right cross is a thing of beauty. My fav.
I still don’t understand why people dislike this guy. Still one of my fav of the sports.and resume is strong to be up with the greats
Unwarranted racist tirade against a fellow coutryman… that’s 1
@@bartbitter3510 where is racist ?
@@bartbitter3510 Try telling a black guy they're not African.
UFC doing great job with this series ,keep em Comin so many great fighters to see
The middleweight goat, the last stylebender. 🐐
Omg l love this documentary ❤its a Vibe
My favourite UFC fighter. Nuff respect 🇳🇬
Still a legend of the sport no matter what❤
Living Legend. So inspiring. I love you
What a time to be alive 🙌
Izzy man, whatever u say about him, he was the most active champion in the UFC and fought everybody and styled on everybody, Middleweight legend and one of the Goats of the division
A true warrior like no other. Forever a champion🐐
Of course he is. People can hate the way he fight but no deny he is a hard worker champ
One of the best to ever do it!
Israel Adesanya made me a fan to ufc, I don't know about ufc until Israel Adesanya show me what it is, now ufc mma is my best sport.
Y'all must have forgotten! -Isreal Adesanya
These episodes are amazing. Can’t wait for the Khabib one
Goose bumps throughout.
Isreal Adesanya is a special breed. Such a special fighter. I hope he comes back better and stronger
Adesanya got me into ufc
That fight with Gastelum is Hall of Fame material.
One of the greatest ever to do it 🐐
Foolish comment.
🐕
@@jasonborn867 Top 15 of all time easily, or even top 10 For guys like Mighty Mouse or Khabib, he is already top 10
@@jasonborn867yeah your's is indeed a foolish comment...
The Middleweight 🐐🐐🐐
Silva, you crazy
@@PrettyGJulio He isn't crazy. He has a very valid argument.
Bless you Izzy 😊 I've always stood by you and been so proud to call you my favourite fighter of all time
I like Izzy, I have liked a lot of fighters that other people didn’t seem to like, for instance Josh Koshchek. These people are professional fighters, I’m not sure what you expect them to be like away from the octagon?? If a fighter has legit talent, I’m a fan.
And that’s how it should be. “Normal” people don’t fight in the cage for a living.
@@mrspiff6955 yeah exactly!! My Wife was in love with GSP, so she compared every fighter to him of how they should act and talk. I tried mansplaining it to her, but it didn’t work.
One of the Very Best
Right from being a fan to player 1… he’s always said that…. That’s some achievement on its own.. not to say winning it all
Love you Izzy my favourite fighter 💪
after you win from alex you forget to be humble and your last game idol youre unlike the past fight 😢 hope you back champ!
Hope they make more of these. DETAIL as well👍👍
I'm sure this comment section will be respectful and kind towards Izzy.
He'll be champ again 💯💪🏽 2024
😂
@@HarkDarkBark I imagined you laughed before 287 as well?
I think he actually will
Israel Adesanya is truly the year of the fighter.
Ohhh mann I jus freaked when i saw this pop up! IZZY 💯☝🏼 legend.
Nobody has any legit reason to hate this guy. Fuckin Legend right here!!!
these videos are amazing
Keep this series up please !!
9:13 appreciative of his performances
My inspiration 💪💪
Legend!!! 🔥🔥
Probably the greatest or 2nd greatest middleweight champion next to Anderson Silva.
5th
GSP
The greatest. Silva's known for striking and he cannot compete with Adesanya's kickboxing resume, not even a little bit. Adesanya fought in the best era of middleweight kickboxing ever, and only had close losses against like 4 Glory world champions, beating people multiple times who beat Pereira multiple times. He koed the greatest middleweight kickboxer of all time in MMA. And fought champions of this era in half of his 16 UFC fights. Anderson fought 3 champions of his era, the likes of Forrest Griffin for fuck sake, in his 16 fight run. Also, despite the age delta, Adesanya pitched a shutout against Silva - who lost like 8 in a row on his way out (that Brunson fight was an L). You cannot use him losing to Strickland as the deciding factor, Silva lost to Weidman by KO on the feet in his prime.
@@ilikepeanuts7396Good job naming a Welterweight you goof. One fight vs Bisping means nothing.
@@ilikepeanuts7396 GSP for one fight at Middleweight? Nah He's top 3 of all time but at Middleweight he's not even top 5
The fucking editing and production of these videos is as good as it gets
Legend cuz
Izzy is a legend. Can’t wait for his return. Hope he works on his TDD cuz Khamzat ain’t no joke
If he gets past round 1 I think he knocks him out Khamzat doesn't have good cardio
I hope he displays his offensive grappling more...
Khamzat is not a threat fir him we discuss dis last week indoor
izzy is my absolut favourite fighter his stricking is brutal
Cant wait for Izzys return love him 🔥
Izzyyy the king last style bender ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great vid! Izzy is the Jimi Hendrix of Martial Arts.
The middleweight GOAT
We love you Izzy! ❤
LEGEND…. There will never be another Conor or Izzy. They are one of a kind and that’s why they are the two highest paid. Big personalities, original, not afraid of a fight against whoever “win or lose” and just have fighting in their blood. Warriors. I hope Izzy comes back and claims what is rightfully his.
Especially after he dominated that dog
duh...@@TheOnlyBasketCase
I mean, Never though?
@@TheOnlyBasketCase yall so dumb lol
@@TheOnlyBasketCase nice original joke bro you’re hilarious!
I understand the role Izzy plays. He’s extremely hurt and insecure but he never backs down because that’s his mantra now. He’s unapologetic after all the bullying and lack of identity he has in NZ. I’m glad he’s going to hopefully return even stronger
mark goddard really does NOT like Izzy💀 mans called the first Alex fight quick asf but let Kelvin head the ground like 12 times and let it go to a decision
Goddard LOVES izzy wouldve been much more enjoyable to see him eat 12 more shots there rather than saving him the embarrassment
@@Kevin-lj7up Why are you so rude Kevin?
@@ayevaboo Cuz Kevin is a clown
The BEST, simply THE BEST.
Make more of these!!
All of these seem to be filmed years ago
The Greatest Middleweight of All Time.💯
Anderson Silva 😂, GSP 😂, Michael Bisping 😂,Luke Rockhold😂, Dan Henderson 😂, Gegard Mousasi 😂, Lyoto Machida 😂, honestly Israel is a very good fighter and is currently the best middleweight but I could could keep going there are so many better middleweights and I mean most of them are better people a few better fighters
The only one greater on this list is Silva, but you can’t even say Izzy is the best MW right now, considering he’s 1-2 in his last 3 fights..
@@madarauchiha4090 Henderson(1), GSP(1), Bisping(2), Rockhold(1), Machyda(0) and Mousasi(0) combined have 5 title fight wins at MW in the UFC Izzy alone: 8 title wins🤫 Against 10 times better competition too💀 And you wanna say that anyone except Silva is close to Izzy😂
@@madarauchiha4090 GOAT concept is always opinion based. Everyone's GOAT can be different.🤝
@@kyranscott8790 Have you counted silva's losses.😂 No disrespect, just trying to say there will be always someone better than previous one.🤝
Old Adesanya was so dope
Legendary 🥊
Israel Adesanya one of the G.O.A.T.