This interviewer needs a raise or a permanent spot on the chair. Top notch questions, person being Interviewed not mad/on the fence cause of question. Very expressive! Loved this one👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Izzy is unapologetic his person and his personality shows up every time you see him. People like that will always have haters, because they’re not pandering to anyone. I wish him the best with the DDP fight. Go Izzy!!
Nothing he says makes any sense. Frozen like elsa. It’s not because he is “himself.” Plenty of people are unapologetically themself without being annoying. Stop pandering this dog lover.
@@chiefhardy6312 It’s not meant to make sense, that’s the point of it. The worst thing you can say about him as a person is that he loves he’s dog. Like bro actually wake up to yourself. Izzy is a real genuine dude.
😂😂 last style bender. He is just a bender . No style there.doesnt have the attitude of a champion. He is also not African.just a wannabe. He should just go fight some toddlers . It's would suit him better😂😂
He's still here because he's an ultimate champion. It's like saying Mike Tyson is still here. Adesanya is not the usual fighter. Adesanya is unique. Beware.
@@hybrid.catastrophic.impact6071 Right..DDP can full on french😂 kiss his coach..while his coach gives him the cough test 😳And they don't bat an eye. YAH can't make this ish up Brother 🤝🏻🤝🤝🏿.
Melissa! Incredible interview! Professional, knowledgeable, kept the conversation flowing organically. She made Izzy feel comfortable and he shared a lot more openly. I love it💕 UFC needs to replace Nina Drama with her immediately! lol I’m sick of her ridiculous, inappropriate, awkward “interviews”
Izzy is so smart his IQ and mentality is off the charts, he’s a legend and he’s back and the real fans are behind you and we know your gonna staley dricus. The time away was well needed and you needed it and we’ll deserved 💪
Honestly i am number one fan of Izzy and how honesty he is and people hate him because he is too honest and peope hate the truth . I am no hater of any fighter because i believer a hater have a heart and a mind of a murderer given a chance for sure
@@Ace_Jermaine DDP is a monster in his own right, that awkward style and relentless pace will win or lose him the fight. I got Izzy walking him right into a trap and finishing him with a nasty combo starting to the body
@@2TappinKey73 No DDP is shit, the narrative has always been the case. He beat Rob because Rob is chinny, he beat Sean because Sean is garbage. Styles make fights. Izzy has fought awkward before. Derek Brunson, and in kickboxing. He will make DDP look silly. Izzy is gonna make it look easy.
@@Ace_Jermaine that’s a terrible take. You can’t amass a win streak like that in pro mma and be shit. I’m an Izzy fan but DDPs body of work speaks for itself
Who else? 3-time middleweight champion of the world with 5 defences? Don’t say a Anderson as an answer - he has 7 loses in a row and was against low level competition.
I live a 2 minute walk from CKB here in morningside seen Izzy and his whip drive past while I was outside and seen him at the gas station in the last 2 weeks, bros stalking me.
@@katelyn9182 I mean are we surprised. I would expect you wht racists from Australia to support Du Plessis over a blk fighter from your own region. Are you still hurt because Adesanya beat your boy twice?
😂 stop this shenanigans Adesanya is a Yoruba name. New Zealand was a migration destination for His parent. He was born in Nigeria. Yorubas have noting to do with New Zealand 😂😂
@@IrishJow The argument for Strickland winning his first defence against DDP is much stronger than Dogbender's argument for winning his first defence against Romero. Both Strickland and Romero have ~60% of public scorecards judging in their favour for those fights 😅 Also if you mean Izzy's second reign, the dogwalking he got by Strickland *was* his first defence attempt, and he got easily smashed 😂
@@jamesthompson9003 Strickland just got lucky that Izzy underestimated him and never took him serious on that night. Your boy couldn’t defend his belt even once🤣😂🤣🤣what a reign 👏🏻👏🏻
Enough of the dog jokes. Y’all only hate because it’s a trend and because you think you’re cool following the pack. Same thing with Belal. Look at him now. I knew he could become champ
Growing up in south africa is sooo different to growing up in pampered privileged nanny state new zealand. Whole other world. this what dricus was talking about and its valid, even if he didnt put it well
@@hospagalief Ridiculous comment. Your boy grew up upper middle class in Pretoria, one of the richest cities in the entire African continent. He is a descendant of Apd beneficiaries and the fact he was able to make a career in MMA from South Africa is testament to how developed the nation is in comparison to all others in the African continent. But keep playing disingenuous. It's the nature of you and yours.
lol that's not the issue. The issue is being cringe af. You gonna tell me Izzy hasn't done some cringy ass shit? Come on bro. And everyone gives Izzy props when it comes to his ability, so what we sayin
@@judechukwuelue617 Same here. She really made this interview very fun & cool to watch which before I knew it, this thirteen minute interview seemed more like a three minute interview.
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Mel you nailed it. This is how to bring the best out of a fighter in a interview. Great research on Nigerian food and what Izzy likes.
Finally someone who knows how to interview! Mel is great for the sport here in AUS/NZ
Sure....
😂😂
She was making friends instead of talking about the fight or the opponent. I got nothing out of this
I agree, she did a great job
@@Bogey_king Nina drama does the exact same thing and people glaze her for that...
This interviewer needs a raise or a permanent spot on the chair. Top notch questions, person being Interviewed not mad/on the fence cause of question. Very expressive! Loved this one👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Who is this interviewer? Shes good at her job which is rare in MMA
Masterchef Australia Judge
Say IT AGAIN!..
Like Joe, New Zealand+ Australian MMA coverage is bedda🤝🏾🤝🏻🤝.
This lady just shit all over Brett Okamotos existence in one interview
Lmao. She can shit on me anytime.
Get boring Brett OUT OF HERE.
He really sucks.
You can also see him do a TON of fr€€ma$on hands signs. He's just a puppet.
She can't hold a candle to Brett Okamoto's interviewing standard.
Izzy is unapologetic his person and his personality shows up every time you see him. People like that will always have haters, because they’re not pandering to anyone. I wish him the best with the DDP fight. Go Izzy!!
He should apologize to his dog 🐕.
@@berlin4103but when Ryan Reynolds was kissing a dog in deadpool it was hilarious. Just say you’re reaching and move along.
Nothing he says makes any sense. Frozen like elsa. It’s not because he is “himself.” Plenty of people are unapologetically themself without being annoying. Stop pandering this dog lover.
@@chiefhardy6312 It’s not meant to make sense, that’s the point of it. The worst thing you can say about him as a person is that he loves he’s dog. Like bro actually wake up to yourself. Izzy is a real genuine dude.
@@Ace_Jermaine none of what you said just made sense either. lmao.
I’m born South African and live in SA but the last style bender will always be my most favorite UFC fighter 🖤
What a shock. Usually you wht South Africans vehemently hate Adesanya.
Your favourite fighter is the Last Dogbender?😂 he ain't South African buddy because he is 100% Chinaman
@@sle2979 You can't even comprehend what you read. Where did the OP say Adesanya is South African?
Lies again? UFC SILAT UEFA SW
😂😂 last style bender. He is just a bender . No style there.doesnt have the attitude of a champion. He is also not African.just a wannabe. He should just go fight some toddlers . It's would suit him better😂😂
He's still here because he's an ultimate champion. It's like saying Mike Tyson is still here.
Adesanya is not the usual fighter.
Adesanya is unique.
Beware.
Knock it off and get off your knees
Beware dogs
@@alanrastelli-NPC
@@alanrastelliAlex better be innocent
@@hybrid.catastrophic.impact6071
Right..DDP can full on french😂 kiss his coach..while his coach gives him the cough test 😳And they don't bat an eye.
YAH can't make this ish up Brother 🤝🏻🤝🤝🏿.
I am a South African, but damn my money is on Izzy..I love the dude..
Pink nails dont do it for me. Im South African and im with Dricus.
I like both guys
For some1 that overthinks and stresses about the future, Izzy saying “This is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present.” Felt that
thats about the only qoate from Izzy that I have liked.
I'm South African but I'm the fan of the sport more than anything. May the best fighter win!
I'm a Kiwi and feel the same 👌
I'm german 💯💪🏻
@@944CoyoteV8 💯
@@teemo43 👊
@@travelthroughthelens369 😁
Win or lose, Izzy will always be my guy. he made me a fan of the sport of MMA, and I will always love him for that.
Same
🐕🐶🌭🌭
@@Simon0830 no way ur hilarious dude 🤣🤣😐🤓
Same here
let me guess you love watching cartoons, and he made a fan of the sport cuz you saw him watching that annoying cartoon called naruto?
Melissa! Incredible interview! Professional, knowledgeable, kept the conversation flowing organically. She made Izzy feel comfortable and he shared a lot more openly. I love it💕
UFC needs to replace Nina Drama with her immediately! lol I’m sick of her ridiculous, inappropriate, awkward “interviews”
Agreed. Nina’s interview style is needlessly inappropriate & suggestive
keep Mel on she's good
The best ever in the middleweight division.
“I’m bout to get my license back next week, so look out for me on the streets” 😂 Izzy boutta be cutting up in traffic
I'm south African and I love both fighters , thanks for shouting out amapiano
are you black?
Everyone acting like they forgot 😂😂 only a few weeks left
no we remember we remember barely scraping by whitaker,vettori,cannioner and romero in which i think he should have lost in 2 of those
We definitely still remember him getting absolutely embarrassed by Sean Strickland.
And remember that he nocked out alex perira and defending his title multiple times, don't get emotional brother he is a great fighter@@byr0nuser
@@filmhed9900 you mean Knocking Whittaker out, 50-45 Vettori, 49-46 Cannioneir? Romero did absolutely nothing to take the belt also.
@@yakob9672 adesanyas worst criticized fights were defenses where he dominated people who were scared to engage him. These clowns will never learn
Let's Go Izzy!!! N.A (Native African 🌍)forever ♾️
First time watching Melissa Leong, she's an excellent interviewer!
Same here! I really enjoyed this interview so much that it didn’t even feel like it was thirteen minutes long lol
@@The1OnlyEnigma exactly!
She's delightful.
Compare this to the typical questions that are asked at a ufc press conference... she did a great job 👏
What a refreshing interview to watch and we can thank Melissa for that. So good! More of her please 👏
Get em Izzy!! Always in your corner big guy ✊️
Izzy is so smart his IQ and mentality is off the charts, he’s a legend and he’s back and the real fans are behind you and we know your gonna staley dricus.
The time away was well needed and you needed it and we’ll deserved 💪
And this is why haters keep on hating him 😂😂 Adesanya is special.
Lmao sure buddy.
Mel did really well doing this interview 👌
i love izzy so much. no matter what happens he will always be one of my favorite fighters
very kind of you to share
Melissa killed the interview. Kudos!
✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 The Nigerian spirit 🇳🇬
African Pride Izzy
Wait, that Melissa woman is from that food show, now she is doing interviews for MMA? That seems like a pretty big variation.
7:00 “you’re my dog now”
🤔
That means your my homie
@@SampathKumar-wy7fy Not in his China man world🤣
@@SampathKumar-wy7fy it’s a waste of time
it seems like Izzy *_the diddler_* wants something
lmao 🤣 she better watch out
Honestly i am number one fan of Izzy and how honesty he is and people hate him because he is too honest and peope hate the truth . I am no hater of any fighter because i believer a hater have a heart and a mind of a murderer given a chance for sure
Say what you want, but the activity, headliners and body of work speak for itself !! #andnew #andagain
He will win.
@@Ace_Jermaine DDP is a monster in his own right, that awkward style and relentless pace will win or lose him the fight. I got Izzy walking him right into a trap and finishing him with a nasty combo starting to the body
@@2TappinKey73 No DDP is shit, the narrative has always been the case. He beat Rob because Rob is chinny, he beat Sean because Sean is garbage. Styles make fights. Izzy has fought awkward before. Derek Brunson, and in kickboxing. He will make DDP look silly. Izzy is gonna make it look easy.
cope more.
@@Ace_Jermaine that’s a terrible take. You can’t amass a win streak like that in pro mma and be shit. I’m an Izzy fan but DDPs body of work speaks for itself
Great questions from interviewer i thought ✌️
Izzys got this easy money
😂 easy money… okay
Sure, pal. I hope you didn’t lose any money lmao.
Izzy speaking in his native tongue reminding DDP who the real African is. 🙌
Facts.....the afrikaans man only speaks dutch
@@kayodeakinsanya3969Dutch Lite in fact. Looool.
Izzy isn't african bro. African men don't paint their nails like girls
His native tongue is Maori. And DDP is the only African champ. Bow down to your Afrikaner overlords.
He wanted to say when all the ‘Malams’ come out 😂😂😂😂
If you know you know 😅😂
I swear. He almost did 😂
@@eze6765 😂😂😂
Surprise to see Mel doing something like this. But its nice to see her doing something new
What does she usually do?
@@tamie341 me
Fantastic interview ! So much more interesting than the same old ufc promos
Let's Go Champ. Can't wait for your return.
If he wins, he will be the greatest Middleweight of all time
How?😂😂 He has two losses in his last 3 fights😂😂 shouldn't even be getting this shot😂😂
WHAT?😂😂😂
Who else? 3-time middleweight champion of the world with 5 defences? Don’t say a Anderson as an answer - he has 7 loses in a row and was against low level competition.
Izzy “ you won’t see me dissing anyone it’s not in my GENETIC MAKE UP” bruuuuuh that was such a great diss that probably went over everyone’s head
I live a 2 minute walk from CKB here in morningside seen Izzy and his whip drive past while I was outside and seen him at the gas station in the last 2 weeks, bros stalking me.
You're blessed bro
Don't let him do you like he did his dog!
Gravitas? Don’t think so. Let’s go Dricus! Do it for the Aussies!!! 🇦🇺
@@katelyn9182 I mean are we surprised. I would expect you wht racists from Australia to support Du Plessis over a blk fighter from your own region.
Are you still hurt because Adesanya beat your boy twice?
We gone beat us racist face Black blue 😂😂
@@Obiodum_ So he’s now from their region? I thought he was an African? Lmao, cry.
how come does the videos on this channel have low views though they have good content
I only found it in the last couple of weeks. Is it a fairly new channel?
share them
Because it's Australian fox sports. It's only aired on Aus television but they have been posting clips on RUclips for the last couple of years
Answerd your own question .becsuse there so good stroke truthful big media not like they like lies n mis info
@danielcarlin2047 at no point did he answer his own question 🤣🤣🤣🤦♂️
Izzy seems grounded. Can’t wait to see the fight. Going to be another classic🔥
Great interview
I love Izzy, and I love Pereira even more
Honestly Izzy seems like a good friend to his peers, also obviously one of the best MW ever
He seems calm, and seems ready, lets goo 🇳🇬
Love to hear Izzy talk 🇳🇬
“In my native tongue” bros from New Zealand 😭
He says he is a Nigerian ..what's it to you!!?🙄
@@alexkorami6679 yeah he says a lot of stuff he says he’s a new zealander and he says he’s Chinese now Nigerian too
😂 stop this shenanigans Adesanya is a Yoruba name. New Zealand was a migration destination for His parent.
He was born in Nigeria. Yorubas have noting to do with New Zealand 😂😂
@@Itsda03
Diasporan Nigerian in New Zealand, hustled & learned some of the ropes of the Combat trade in China, how does that eat you inside!!?🤷🏽♂️
My OG any day. Homeboy we proud of you, win or lose.
You are already a legend. Congratulations.
So excited for Izzy vs Dricus. Great to see Izzy back, he truly makes the sport better 👑 🐐 👏👏👏👏
I love her, she has an amazing personality, best skills.
Yall saying she didn't ask good questions, would you rather hear the same npc questions that have been asked a thousand times 😂😂😂
Legacy is his impact on MMA and our generation! I look forward to your victorious return champ 🏆
Lol "you're my dog now" is not exactly something you want to hear when speaking to Izzy 😂🤣🤣🤣
you tried 💀
Good One . I love Izzy but That made me laugh.
Dawg not dog
His going to get hit like in the Sean fight shit himself again and go into his shell again and lose again
If he gets by dricus hit the way Sean hit him then the only place he's going is to sleep.
@chrisbali5975 who hit harder Alex or dricus? Alex couldn't put Izzy to sleep in their mma fight 🤣🤣
@@collinsegbo-kt1fu Alex knocked Izzy out in mma that what started him being scared to get hit
Not a bad prediction, I'll revisit this comment post 305.
@@ardnfast ha my last prediction was the uk would lose a title on the day of the ppv that happened but who knows Izzy could beat him
Love her energy and energy never dies it only changes form
Great interviewer
I dont even know the horse power, but it's fast🤣🤣🔥
Izzy pelase organize meet and Greet when you come to nigeria, I am Paying any amount it is brother. love.
Are you rich.
@@ItsameAlex I am. Are you?
Amazing interview questions, she's so good 🙌🏾
This Elon Musk x Izzy linkup came out of nowhere
It's only been a YEAR!?!?
It's felt like 5 years!!!
Welcome back Izzy! Roll out the red carpet for this fella...
Focus less on being cool and more on being your authentic self and haters won't even be an issue.
Who cares
It was a great watch❤
The Goat 🐐 the man to knock Alex out cold 🥶
If he's the Goat what does that make Strickland? Easily dogwalked him around the cage for 24 of 25 minutes
@@jamesthompson9003 you mean Strickland who couldn’t defend his belt 😆 not even a once? What a champion 🤣😂🤣
Izzy is more like 🐶 than 🐐
@@IrishJow The argument for Strickland winning his first defence against DDP is much stronger than Dogbender's argument for winning his first defence against Romero. Both Strickland and Romero have ~60% of public scorecards judging in their favour for those fights 😅 Also if you mean Izzy's second reign, the dogwalking he got by Strickland *was* his first defence attempt, and he got easily smashed 😂
@@jamesthompson9003 Strickland just got lucky that Izzy underestimated him and never took him serious on that night. Your boy couldn’t defend his belt even once🤣😂🤣🤣what a reign 👏🏻👏🏻
Nice interview!
Enough of the dog jokes. Y’all only hate because it’s a trend and because you think you’re cool following the pack. Same thing with Belal. Look at him now. I knew he could become champ
Sincerely, the only people making those dog jokes are incels who want to forget how pathetic their own lives are. Truly 😬
He literally played with a dogs privates on video and you are defending him. Questionable behavior AT BEST
The dude masturbates his dog and films it, then posts it I don't hate him, he's great it's just weird that his dog is the love of his life
"Please, enough joking about my bf 😢"
@GalickGun yeaah you following the trend too. Izzy must've beat your favorite fighter
This chick is awesome, good mix of questions without being overly therapy sessionesque
Wow! The interviewer knows her work
very good interview
Dricus is going to absolutely maul izzy
😂
😂
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come back after the fight
@JoshuaG1 yes bro come back
Growing up in south africa is sooo different to growing up in pampered privileged nanny state new zealand. Whole other world. this what dricus was talking about and its valid, even if he didnt put it well
So glad someone said it! Props to you my South African brother.
LOL.....Growing up in Pretoria South Africa. The white priviledge capital of south africa. Lol
Bwahahahah.......
@@hospagalief Ridiculous comment.
Your boy grew up upper middle class in Pretoria, one of the richest cities in the entire African continent. He is a descendant of Apd beneficiaries and the fact he was able to make a career in MMA from South Africa is testament to how developed the nation is in comparison to all others in the African continent.
But keep playing disingenuous. It's the nature of you and yours.
I love how they said nothing about Dpp
A lot of people don’t like confident black men, let’s not pretend this isn’t true
Facts
Exactly, Usman, Joshua, Jamahal Hill etc. It makes them insecure/uncomfortable I think.
U need to know the difference between confident and over confident first before u say something😂
BLM LIVES MATTER
lol that's not the issue. The issue is being cringe af. You gonna tell me Izzy hasn't done some cringy ass shit? Come on bro. And everyone gives Izzy props when it comes to his ability, so what we sayin
Let’s go ddp
His time with the belt is up
Izzy is good both in speech and sportsmanship ❤️🔥
7:00 Guys that was Izzy's attempt at flirting
Win or lose Izzy has written his name in the history book of the octagon.
First time hearing Mel! She is doooooooooooipe! She’s good 👍🏿
@@judechukwuelue617 Same here. She really made this interview very fun & cool to watch which before I knew it, this thirteen minute interview seemed more like a three minute interview.
Bruhhh. I'm from Australia but I've never seen this baddie 😍. She's gorjous
Ex-Masterchef host
Man, this was the comment I was looking for lol I knew someone would agree that’s she’s gorgeous
I like that quote from Kung Fu Panda Izzy.
Great interview!
Let’s go Champ!
izzy by tko
I can’t stand this toolbox’s arrogance. I loved it when Strickland smashed him all over the ring and I hope Duplessis does the same.
@ka44i sounds like you got a girlie crush of the Bumbender. You sorry you not a chihuahua so he can fiddle with your doggie parts.
You think too much of yourself. Keep weeping
What a witchcraft statement
Nail Painter hasn’t change
Good one.. Am feeling your positivity.
Two great fighters 😮 Dricus is good but let the best man win.. I'm standing with Izzy 😊🎉
“Make them feel a way” wtf does that mean this fool speaks just to speak
Google it or google ‘feel some type of way’ if you have internet under that rock
@@samuelneill3802 whatever tf that means anyway
Meaningless conjecture haha.
man has kevin holland in pfp🤣
@@mamadousow8290 you a last dogbender fan lol
Shoutout to the puppy!
Suyaaaaaaaa ❤
Better than beef jerky. 1000% authentic natural ingredients and spice’s. Cannot, NOT like suya
6:53 - thats the reaction of someone who really expects the impact. i hope shes ok at home
The only unique thing about Izzy is his extreme love of Dogs😮
🙄
🤭
He also said U won't see him put a negative comment about anyone that includes U I guess 🤷♂️
You'll never achieve a tenth of what he has. #copeharder
@@borisn.1346 what has Izzy achieved? Do tell? I'm a very lucky man..I don't care about other people's achievements buddy.. because I'm not a gronk..
This guy is so popular all his haters watch his videos
Lmaoo
Yeah for real....even the h8ters follw him around the world....
Great interview, different than all the common boring questions
Love Izzy but that Camo sweater needs some rest now
With all the money he has I love that he still rocks it
It's probably not even the same one, but just shows where he's at in life
We all got a favorite sweater
@@patricksperspective99 great perspective 👌
@@TimelineBeats yup
Been wondering what’s up with this sweater 😂but I understand why now
Just 2 people that love dogs for very different reasons
He also said U won't see him put a negative comment about anyone that includes U I guess 🤷♂️