Before the world knew Israel Adesanya as the MMA fighter, he was a rising kickboxer that few people knew of internationally. But in the striking world, people definitely knew who he was. He was supremely talented and known for beatings 9 men in 3 nights. In a total of 24 men bracket over 3 tournaments, he beat them all, and in a spectacular fashion. See it for yourself. Support my content on Patreon (Patrons receive priority on Q&A): patreon.com/lawrencekenshin ----------------------------------- Support the great NZ organization King of the Ring: ruclips.net/channel/UCJTsyL2OLfsGLt2T470gp0g ----------------------------------- Check out my upcoming book Legendary Striking (60 pages free): www.legendarystriking.com If you'd like to see the full transcript of my technical breakdowns and additional details, sign up to my mailing list. Website: www.lawrencekenshin.com Instagram: instagram.com/strikingbreakdowns Facebook: facebook.com/lawrencekenshinbreakdowns First Book: www.strikingtechniques.com Free Saenchai Book: lawrencekenshin.com/saenchai
Incredible video and editing as always. You showcased Adesanya's talents fantastically to people such as myself who don't follow professional kickboxing.
I see him getting through Whittaker but he wants to fight Bones Jones. He's never had to fight a 4" reach disadvantage and how's his defense against the eye poke? Hey LK whom do you like in a GSP vs Khabib?
I loved watching Israel Adesanya's King in the ring matches a few months ago, in fact I've seen most of the fights he's been in, in this video Shocked to see him in UFC, in a positive way
@@mayiplantthishere2676 hmm insecure. Someone who beats people up for a living, or someone who hates behind a screen? I'll let you figure that one out.
@@andrewgiegerich523 That would be really good to see! But as long as top rated boxers get paid more than any other top rated combat athletes than I don't think there is a good likelihood of seeing that. Golden age boxers (like Jack Dempsey) cross-trained with wrestling to help improve their overall physical condition and to help with inside fighting. Today, not too many boxers follow that tradition, but some still do--Lomachenko comes to mind in terms of being familiar with wrestling and grappling. I would like to see a top rated boxer-puncher like a Joe Louis, dabble in MMA.
For me the biggest game-changer is the internet. When I was a kid, the most I could hope for was reading about a big fight in the newspapers or watching on the evening news. These days you've got an event every weekend and have a chance to step into the fighters' lives and training camps through youtube and such. It's really unprecedented. PS. Speaking of which, the UFC have been on fire this summer. Fights every weeked and every single card has had at least a couple of interesting bouts. I feel spoiled!
the fact that this guy is still fighting to this day in the ufc and is the middleweight champion of the world is a testament to how great Israel Adesanya truly is
@@warshawgameshd3432 are you incorrectly inferring that from his comment? He’s just saying Izzy has fought a ridiculous amount of people at the age he’s at.
@@yup4337 I asked the other guy what he meant by wow this guy is still fighting to this day, the other guy responded to me telling me to fight as many people he has, I thought they meant he should be retired, but Ia gree he is insane.
His greatest feat is that he's the rare breed of weebs that can actually kick our asses with the power God and Anime by his side. Edit : the comments section is a mess.
@just some guy I'm God so what does that say, I am omniscience incarnate. Pulling the celestial strings that bind your very consciousness. Show some respect my child
Noname shit starts to slow down when you are at the level he’s at. Clearly he knows the art of the feint or some ultra instinct shit we don’t know about
@@Ace-mw9pm I love how Petrosyan fights, he is amazing and IMHO one of the top 10 strikers of all time. I just wanted to say that he is not the one-hit-KO type, that's all. He wins in dominating fashion most of the time, his form, reaction time, focus and tactics are all amazing, and most of all I can't really see openings sitting here in my chair, makes me kinda feel sorry for his opponents.
I think ego maniacs confuse his confidence with their own ego. He's just telling us he's got full 100% belief in his skills. I don't get when people say he's full of himself, so do you want to see a fighter in a cage that doesn't believe in himself? I think he's gonna beat Whitaker, either by Decision or TKO.
Confused it with ego myself but damn congrats to him. I’ve been raving to my friends about him but didn’t give Whitaker the doubt it of respect. Izzy is a great. Bulking up as well on muscle lately
Hmmmm ...... you predicted the fight. Respect. Truth be told, I was worried but was hoping. I shed a tear when I saw his family in the ring after the fight.
I told all the haters that the reason why they hate is 100% because they are stupid, I am so tired of attention-seeking stupid people online. Isreal is like an intelligent person with very high fighting skills.
The only thing he exposed was himself and his tit.. U fools he is pushed there are better fighters especially if they dope in this vid we see 2 tournaments maybe three different hairstyles. As for the fighter he is not something special end of story
@@brokennative1784 u mean like Donald cerrone, max hallaway, nate diaz, Nick diaz, khabib, John Jones, George St Pierre ,Michael bisping u know people he hasn't fought because he knows it's bye bye time when he does all these fighters are a bigger influence have bigger impact and have inspired loads even conner McGregor has inspired more people then israil and was the face of the ufc so yh only a few fighters try roughly nearly every fighter in there own respective weight class and by ur name shows ur a israil fan boy showing ur just biased or a casual
@M B why you gotta be corny? Pereira wouldn’t be able to beat Izzy if they fought again anyways. Izzy was too cocky in that fight and it took him out of his element. I’m not taking away the loss, but when Izzy is composed, he’s a monster
He is not "Bruce Lee" he is not "Muhammad Ali" he is *Israel Adesanya* a pur talent. When you have see this, i wish your family and you all the best! Best Greets Klaus/Trialkings
@@TeensyTea Kelvin was too small anyways. Jon Jones is much bigger and stronger in person and his wrestling is 15 years beyond Adensanya's level of takedown defence. Jones can pull a easy Khabib style win. No one can save Adensanya from that...
@@dailyelevation2813 Adensanya said it himself he was moving up and called out Jones. Jones would never go down in weightclass he rather go to Heavyweight
@@friendly1870 your an idiot my friend he beat Anderson while being nice to him lmao Israel could of smashed him but he respected him too much now hes a great fighter but him sayung he can take Jon is a long shot jones would smash israel
When you have that level of natural talent he's probably had a lifetime, previous to competing, of listening to small time know it alls telling him how he's "..doing it wrong"
Besides his great fighting IQ, the man has spider-arms and legs! Look at the length of those limbs! I guess that's one of the main reasons he can pull off this style of fighting.
kettlebells 123456 It will take a lot more winning to get to those guys level. With Jones and Silva you have damn near perfect fighters in terms of skillset and creativity. Jon Jones has virtually no weaknesses.
Steve Legend he's way above kelvin, he's not going to be the goat in mma, he's going to crash hard, bobby knuckles is fixing to put a big stop to his run in the UFC,
@@LawrenceKenshin Whitaker is just so tough; he showed incredible heart and determination in his first fight vs Romero, when Romero looked almost unbeatable, and with a damaged knee from round 1! I just can't see Adesanya getting past him.
The skill of the man. Unlocking that seal ay Mr the Last Style Bender. I been watching you since waaaày back since Rotorua days.. Proud of you neph You will retire undefeated and become the Greatest of All Time.
@@Terrapin47-s8y Any decent striker with knockout power has a chance but against someone as quick and naturally talented like Adseneya it's a super small chance. This is what Andersen Silva would have looked like if he tried fighting and stopped showboating so much. This kid will be on top till he retires is my guess.
skinnyWHITEguy M you're writing off Costa too easily. In MMA Costa is also a hell of a striker while he may not be a championship striker. The dude has an amazing switch kick to the body and he will target Izzy's body which not many have.
This guy is a legend because he us a real life anime character/ninja/warrior and champion he knocks people out with moves straight of s movie with style. Real deal one of a kind
@Hephaestus very true.... But every opponent that izzy was defeated against, he defeated them in the rematch. The ones he fought at least. Alex was the only one he lost to twice but the second time was very much robbed from izzy tbh. So I'm sure he could beat jan in the rematch if it was in kickboxing..... In mma tho..... Hard bargain
@P Ht did I not say that izzy lost to him twice? Yes he got knocked in the first match and yes he lost the rematch but whole entire fight was izzys fight and he should've won. If he wasnt elite he wouldn't have a very good record like he did. You can say most of his fights were bums but what about the ones others that weren't? And also what about my reply time? How is it suspect?
@P Ht 1. The edit was a long time ago. Way. Before you showed up. 2. I said the thing about the knockout in the rematch because I thought you said he got knocked in the first fight AND the rematch. 3. I find it adorable how when you see the edited part next to a comment you think it has something to do with you and it boost yourself up. Guess we fount the true insecure one.
I'm a new fan of his, I like this man's attitude. He's from an affluent family, he didn't have to, but he does this because he loves fighting. Good luck Israel, kick some Whittaker butt!
Mike James yeah man it’s hard to give these big jacked dudes the benefit of the doubt. His physique definitely dose not look natural. Don’t like bullies either so I’m definitely pulling for Izzy on that one.
The seventh opponent was throwing some super bombs, shows how much attention he’s constantly paying and was always out of the reach of them all 🔥 gunna be a war this Sunday
@@TBE99 anyways NZ are irrelevant in Sports and World Economices and beside Isreal was kind to help them to be relevant in Kick Boxing but not anymore cause he is not one of them. That's why he dumped them in the UFC and now represent his true Origin
Andrew Chilvers Even Alex has been knocked out before in kickboxing and choked out in MMA . Currently no one is undefeated in kick boxing by the way . Maybe Alex should jump into the UFC .
Andrew Chilvers So Costa is the best fighter in the division because Izzy beat Rob? I’m guessing Costa is all of a sudden your favorite fighter now and your “hype job” ending hope. Alex was also knocked out by a kick boxer a weight class below him. Would you say that 2 and half years later, Alex isn’t better then the guy that knocked him out after learning and growing? By your logic, Alex isn’t better then Artur. Lastly, go tell 5 people that cares.
I hope he loses so we have someone like whitaker representing the sport instead of this showboaty douchebag. Hopefully a loss or two will humble this guy
@@zzz7zzz9 i agree that his opposition wasn't that impressive besides gastelum but who did he dodge? just curious. it's probably more a case of being granted passage by the UFC because he's very marketable.
Is he fading, is his weight class starting to catch up with him because everybody is versatile now, is he past his peak? Jones has become a boring fighter but I honestly think he's one of the rare breeds that's gonna go out on top. Unless he goes up.
@@MrGreFunky bro it was a pico gram. Do you know the size of a pico gram?? And it was only in his system because he took some generic viagra. The shit they found in his system wasn't even listed in the ingredients. They only gave him a harsh suspension because he didn't tell them he took anything new. Watch the podcast with him and Joe rogan.
Can we talk about how amazing of a job that ref is doing? Staying out the way but still pay close attention. So many other details. He deserve to work in the big leagues.
Undefeated and has all 3 styles, perfectly understandable people think he can achieve GOAT status. He even has the GOAT Jon Jones trying to get a match with him. Obviously everyone sees greatness in this kid and he has the potential to become the next big thing
woww i never saw adesanya like this he really is a great fighter i never will underestimate him again after this,he will beat withaker on satherday i,m sure now thank you for this amazing tape lawrence your a great fighter aswell i saw alot of you ush.
Lol Kelvin just gassed because he was over extending a lot Izzys movement and range helped cause this but Kelvin was also landing a lot if he had kicks in his Arsenal he could have won that fight It was a close fight idk why so many mma fans think every fight is completely one sided
His footwork is incredible.. besides his obviously high level striking, I'm just sat here like.. which of his opponents knew this guy can fight moving forwards and backwards, and he's already long and can hit precisely..
You know why he's so successful in his line of work? Simple, when I watch this man fight he's not fighting he's having fun.he plays with his opponent's.. He's relaxed +he's a great fighter with high IQ! He truly is one of the greatest..
@@evltwin984 I mean its true dude, dig in deep into his record and look at the records of the people they fought and tell me who have they really beat? Have they beat guys like Saenchai or Rico Verhoeven? Has ISRAEL fought guys like them? Eh I dont think so, yeah he faced SOME challenge but none like UFC where he has to worry about takedowns. Even Rico Verhoeven tried MMA and said it was a different game.
@@nightfallstudios7193 hey im not disputing the fact that he doesnt have kickboxing wins over guys like baukaw, saenchai or yodsanklai- my favourite ever. But in ufc he has proved himself so far. Decisive wins over top fighters. This fight should shut up his critics ufc if he wins. But some people will always hate him due to his cocky personality. Hell ten years ago i would have too, and im a kiwi. We generally like humble people not loud mouths. I just think hes interesting & brutally truthful at times. Refreshing compared to dumb thug fighter personalities. As far as replying to to other guy here, i was mocking his " anything isreal gets support" anti semetic comment, which maybe no one noticed. 🤣
Before the world knew Israel Adesanya as the MMA fighter, he was a rising kickboxer that few people knew of internationally.
But in the striking world, people definitely knew who he was. He was supremely talented and known for beatings 9 men in 3 nights.
In a total of 24 men bracket over 3 tournaments, he beat them all, and in a spectacular fashion.
See it for yourself.
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Incredible video and editing as always. You showcased Adesanya's talents fantastically to people such as myself who don't follow professional kickboxing.
I see him getting through Whittaker but he wants to fight Bones Jones. He's never had to fight a 4" reach disadvantage and how's his defense against the eye poke? Hey LK whom do you like in a GSP vs Khabib?
unbelievable fighter does he fight muay thai ?
I loved watching Israel Adesanya's King in the ring matches a few months ago, in fact I've seen most of the fights he's been in, in this video
Shocked to see him in UFC, in a positive way
You make it sound like its 3 consecutive nights? 9 fights in 3 days? Or 3 times 3 fights in one day?
And some say he has changed when he has always been himself.
Titan Guner second best comment I’ve heard
ALWAYS!!!
Yeah, he's always been an insecure douchebag with a massive ego.
@@mayiplantthishere2676 we're talking about Adesanya not Jones,.., did you even watch the vid?
@@mayiplantthishere2676 hmm insecure. Someone who beats people up for a living, or someone who hates behind a screen? I'll let you figure that one out.
The last 2 decades has been an amazing time to be a fan combat sports. Seeing athletes from pinnacle of other disciplines compete against each other.
Absolutely amazing indeed
Excluding boxers. No disrespect to them.
Yea would really like to see a world class boxer train mma in there prime
@@andrewgiegerich523 That would be really good to see! But as long as top rated boxers get paid more than any other top rated combat athletes than I don't think there is a good likelihood of seeing that.
Golden age boxers (like Jack Dempsey) cross-trained with wrestling to help improve their overall physical condition and to help with inside fighting. Today, not too many boxers follow that tradition, but some still do--Lomachenko comes to mind in terms of being familiar with wrestling and grappling.
I would like to see a top rated boxer-puncher like a Joe Louis, dabble in MMA.
For me the biggest game-changer is the internet. When I was a kid, the most I could hope for was reading about a big fight in the newspapers or watching on the evening news. These days you've got an event every weekend and have a chance to step into the fighters' lives and training camps through youtube and such. It's really unprecedented.
PS. Speaking of which, the UFC have been on fire this summer. Fights every weeked and every single card has had at least a couple of interesting bouts. I feel spoiled!
the fact that this guy is still fighting to this day in the ufc and is the middleweight champion of the world is a testament to how great Israel Adesanya truly is
What do you mean is still? he career is still in his prime.
@@warshawgameshd3432 Go fight as many grown men as he has and tell me you still wanna fight more lol
@@LaChrisNola Are you inferry Israel wants to retire?
@@warshawgameshd3432 are you incorrectly inferring that from his comment? He’s just saying Izzy has fought a ridiculous amount of people at the age he’s at.
@@yup4337 I asked the other guy what he meant by wow this guy is still fighting to this day, the other guy responded to me telling me to fight as many people he has, I thought they meant he should be retired, but Ia gree he is insane.
His greatest feat is that he's the rare breed of weebs that can actually kick our asses with the power God and Anime by his side.
Edit : the comments section is a mess.
just some guy nor do you! 🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️😆
@@janapewhairangi4894 leave him alone, he didnt get the joke lol, guess he's a kid living under the rock
@just some guy naw, that's wrong
@@deshawncarlisle3840 lol
@just some guy I'm God so what does that say, I am omniscience incarnate. Pulling the celestial strings that bind your very consciousness. Show some respect my child
This dude literally has ultra instinct.
*mastered
Hes long also
Noname shit starts to slow down when you are at the level he’s at. Clearly he knows the art of the feint or some ultra instinct shit we don’t know about
Fully agree
he is more aware than all his opponents, he baits your attacks faints throws you off then attacks you when your setting back up to check him
4:10 One of the greatest kicks of all time.
C J if you were born yesterday 😁
@C J Have a look at a Mirko Crocop highlight reel to see some kicks people don't get back up from.
@@kelainefes who's the middle weight champion? I'll wait
@@Ace-mw9pm I love how Petrosyan fights, he is amazing and IMHO one of the top 10 strikers of all time.
I just wanted to say that he is not the one-hit-KO type, that's all.
He wins in dominating fashion most of the time, his form, reaction time, focus and tactics are all amazing, and most of all I can't really see openings sitting here in my chair, makes me kinda feel sorry for his opponents.
He did a lot more impressive kicks in this video.
I think ego maniacs confuse his confidence with their own ego. He's just telling us he's got full 100% belief in his skills. I don't get when people say he's full of himself, so do you want to see a fighter in a cage that doesn't believe in himself? I think he's gonna beat Whitaker, either by Decision or TKO.
Exactly! People so so dumb and insecure themselves they think it’s cool to hate
Confused it with ego myself but damn congrats to him. I’ve been raving to my friends about him but didn’t give Whitaker the doubt it of respect. Izzy is a great. Bulking up as well on muscle lately
@MrDee You said the future 😂
Bruh you predicted it ❤️
Hmmmm ...... you predicted the fight. Respect. Truth be told, I was worried but was hoping. I shed a tear when I saw his family in the ring after the fight.
BOOM he’s a UFC CHAMPION NOW, TODAY!!!!
AND STILL UNDISPUTED....
Who is here after Adesanya vs Costa?
Can't believe it. This guy's a monster
Check
Damn! 🎇😂
I told all the haters that the reason why they hate is 100% because they are stupid, I am so tired of attention-seeking stupid people online. Isreal is like an intelligent person with very high fighting skills.
Lol Lawrence Kenshin called his rise before everyone knew who he was. Lawrence Kenshin has been a king to fight analysis
Izy will expose Paulo and show the levels that exist
This comment aged well
That he did
great call lol
mmm like a fine wine. aged very well
The only thing he exposed was himself and his tit.. U fools he is pushed there are better fighters especially if they dope in this vid we see 2 tournaments maybe three different hairstyles. As for the fighter he is not something special end of story
I just love him since his first fight. He is just unique in every dimension.
4:09 This dude is on a whole nother level
I loved watching to rise of Adesanya , win or lose, he is going to be an influential character in martial arts history
@M B With the amount of pro fights he has had, you're bound to get caught.
@M B fuck off. Israel Adesanya inspires makes an impact. Few UFC fighters would do that. That's why win or lose he would stay longer in the books
HE DID IT
@@brokennative1784 u mean like Donald cerrone, max hallaway, nate diaz, Nick diaz, khabib, John Jones, George St Pierre ,Michael bisping u know people he hasn't fought because he knows it's bye bye time when he does all these fighters are a bigger influence have bigger impact and have inspired loads even conner McGregor has inspired more people then israil and was the face of the ufc so yh only a few fighters try roughly nearly every fighter in there own respective weight class and by ur name shows ur a israil fan boy showing ur just biased or a casual
@M B why you gotta be corny? Pereira wouldn’t be able to beat Izzy if they fought again anyways. Izzy was too cocky in that fight and it took him out of his element. I’m not taking away the loss, but when Izzy is composed, he’s a monster
Anyone who has actually trained boxing or kickboxing would know his potential.
he started at 18
actually he did not fight in top level kickboxing
@@hichamcasawi5131 thats not true he has fought at the top level of kickboxing.maybe you should do your research before you talk out your ass 😒😒😒😒
@@hichamcasawi5131 you talking utter bullshit broski. Izzy has been the top kick boxer in the world for years before going to MMA
Vitali Klitschko
Idk man I'm just so happy for him. Watching him fight makes me smile. And seeing the crowds reactions is awesome.
Same here my full support for this guy
He looks cocky and all, but its all for the show, he has gained my respect through the years
@@Boredtube2024 he doesn´t give a single fxck about your respect whatsoever
He is not "Bruce Lee" he is not "Muhammad Ali" he is *Israel Adesanya* a pur talent.
When you have see this, i wish your family and you all the best!
Best Greets Klaus/Trialkings
Robert tried to stand with this guy😭
Idk why they thought it was a good plan to strike with Adensanya. His wrestling would have been the safer bet.
@@SpiritShinobi Same reason Gastelum didn't wrestle him - he stuffs takedowns like it's nothing.
@@TeensyTea Kelvin was too small anyways. Jon Jones is much bigger and stronger in person and his wrestling is 15 years beyond Adensanya's level of takedown defence. Jones can pull a easy Khabib style win. No one can save Adensanya from that...
@@SpiritShinobi Can he at 185 though? He'll be drained as hell dude.
@@dailyelevation2813 Adensanya said it himself he was moving up and called out Jones. Jones would never go down in weightclass he rather go to Heavyweight
So he grew a full head of hair in the space of 3 days. Man he can do everything.
Nigel Smyth haha I noticed that also. Maybe dude edited the videos backwards and the hair clips shoulda been first idk
Yeah I was about to say lol
Or if you know king in the ring it's usually 1 night so maybe jusssssst maybe this is 3 separate occasions over 3 years...
TheRelenquished it is lol
didnt you read at the start its 3 tournaments
Adesanya is the best striker in the ufc and everyone who’s doubting him will find out Saturday night
@GHANA LEAKS They certainly found out & still doubt him......Till, Costa, Gastulum 2.0, Yoel all loading & it will all end badly for them.
Luke SD well... you were right lol
0:11
Thanks to him i won 1000 euro in bet
@@MW3laforce how much do you bet to get €1000 ?
This is insane too know about Israel he's an amazing athlete.
Hes all hype. Trying to replace Anderson. But I aint buying.
@@friendly1870 your an idiot my friend he beat Anderson while being nice to him lmao Israel could of smashed him but he respected him too much now hes a great fighter but him sayung he can take Jon is a long shot jones would smash israel
@@friendly1870 Are you buying it now??
@@420Logic he couldnt even handle that old man you mean.
@@obafemiolusanya6365 pfft why would i? whittaker was just another hype job. call me when israel has 10 title defenses in a row.😙
It’s funny to think that in the UFC he’s seen a real showman but watching this shows you thats Adesanya restraining himself
When you have that level of natural talent he's probably had a lifetime, previous to competing, of listening to small time know it alls telling him how he's "..doing it wrong"
hahah even after bro
@@LawrenceKenshin sad but true, even after
sometimes doubt is the greatest motivator
its hard to understand your english
Rustedblade wow so rude. im trying to understand because english is not my native language.
Besides his great fighting IQ, the man has spider-arms and legs! Look at the length of those limbs! I guess that's one of the main reasons he can pull off this style of fighting.
Super long helps indeed
Same as Jon Jones and Anderson Silva. They all have similar builds and smashed pretty much everyone
kettlebells 123456 It will take a lot more winning to get to those guys level. With Jones and Silva you have damn near perfect fighters in terms of skillset and creativity. Jon Jones has virtually no weaknesses.
@@TomCL-vb6xc apart from doping tests haha. But yeah Jon Jones is the modern day goat.
This is BAXTER i like to think his cocaine cancels out his roids
Mate if you lived in NZ and paid attention to the local fight scene, we all saw this coming.
What were they saying about him
So many amazing fighters coming from NZ, I want to get out of Brazil and train there
@Alonso Don your mum does
@@joatanpereira4272 so many amazing fighters from Brazil too, probably more than NZ
I remember watching one of these, I was in awe because he barely got touched the whole night. He was miles ahead of the other fighters
He has mayweather like awareness. His ability to be so calm and read his opponents striking is literally matrix like and second to none in mma today.
This, along with the Glitch In The Matrix short film, has given me a much greater appreciation for Adesanya, this guy is amazing.
Its his TIMING that makes him so deadly!
so excited to see him vs whittaker. it's gonna be a war
A super war
Steve Legend he's way above kelvin, he's not going to be the goat in mma, he's going to crash hard, bobby knuckles is fixing to put a big stop to his run in the UFC,
@@killagill5774 annnd The Haters Come...
What 'war'... The student (Robert) is welcomed in class, the lecture is ready
@@LawrenceKenshin Whitaker is just so tough; he showed incredible heart and determination in his first fight vs Romero, when Romero looked almost unbeatable, and with a damaged knee from round 1! I just can't see Adesanya getting past him.
The man's a warrior. Highest form of athlete
The skill of the man.
Unlocking that seal ay Mr the Last Style Bender. I been watching you since waaaày back since Rotorua days..
Proud of you neph
You will retire undefeated and become the Greatest of All Time.
"All about Mindset, Beleive what you wanna do, and you can do it. I promise" powerful
OMG Adesanya is just beautiful to watch. His fights look choreographed like movie fight scenes!!!
This is a man in the zone
And people think Costa can defeat him 😂
Costa has a chance. A slim chance
@@Terrapin47-s8y Any decent striker with knockout power has a chance but against someone as quick and naturally talented like Adseneya it's a super small chance. This is what Andersen Silva would have looked like if he tried fighting and stopped showboating so much. This kid will be on top till he retires is my guess.
skinnyWHITEguy M you're writing off Costa too easily. In MMA Costa is also a hell of a striker while he may not be a championship striker. The dude has an amazing switch kick to the body and he will target Izzy's body which not many have.
Yeah people shouldn’t underestimate Costa. He’s a machine. I really hope Izzy wins tho.
He’s not wrong 😭
This guy is a legend because he us a real life anime character/ninja/warrior and champion he knocks people out with moves straight of s movie with style. Real deal one of a kind
THIS IS INSANE. NO ONE IN THE UFC WILL BEAT HIM STRIKING.
Polish lowkey stood toe to toe but in kickboxing tho.... He might beat him
@Hephaestus very true.... But every opponent that izzy was defeated against, he defeated them in the rematch. The ones he fought at least. Alex was the only one he lost to twice but the second time was very much robbed from izzy tbh. So I'm sure he could beat jan in the rematch if it was in kickboxing..... In mma tho..... Hard bargain
@P Ht he never got knocked out in the rematch with Alex 🤨 better check again
@P Ht did I not say that izzy lost to him twice? Yes he got knocked in the first match and yes he lost the rematch but whole entire fight was izzys fight and he should've won. If he wasnt elite he wouldn't have a very good record like he did. You can say most of his fights were bums but what about the ones others that weren't?
And also what about my reply time? How is it suspect?
@P Ht 1. The edit was a long time ago. Way. Before you showed up.
2. I said the thing about the knockout in the rematch because I thought you said he got knocked in the first fight AND the rematch.
3. I find it adorable how when you see the edited part next to a comment you think it has something to do with you and it boost yourself up. Guess we fount the true insecure one.
0:41 what a false sense of security he gave that dude for a split second
roy jones is one of the masters of it.
I love his reaction after that. Just another day at the office 😌
This is it, this is the guy, he is the goat... thisnis as real as it gets....
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And its mind blowing !
He’s always been himself and you’ve gotta love that
Long arms and legs fits perfectly to his style of fighting.
He still has heaps of moves he hasn't even show cased in the UFC yet. I guess it's too early to get fancy.
Hed get taken down or get hugged on
I'm a new fan of his, I like this man's attitude. He's from an affluent family, he didn't have to, but he does this because he loves fighting. Good luck Israel, kick some Whittaker butt!
4:36 looks like Adam sandler
Yes! Been watching Izzy for years. One of the most skilled strikers I’ve ever seen. Whitaker’s done!
Bet ur money then lol. No ground game at all
@Mike James Kelvin has better footwork than Rob
Super Koba sooooo what were you saying???
Mike James Yeah he should have not tried to stand with Izzy
Mike James yeah man it’s hard to give these big jacked dudes the benefit of the doubt. His physique definitely dose not look natural. Don’t like bullies either so I’m definitely pulling for Izzy on that one.
The seventh opponent was throwing some super bombs, shows how much attention he’s constantly paying and was always out of the reach of them all 🔥 gunna be a war this Sunday
Watching this as he prepares to take on Jan this weekend. Beast and a monster slayer!
You’re the first one that brought him to my attention before he was in UFC
Who is here after adesanya vs Whitaker.
Ur mom
@@poorcolonykid9367 Are you 10? That was the least funny mum joke ever attempted
@@willchongwei I disagree, his "Ur mom" was a good 7/10.
Him vs jon jones will test both of them
casuals
He is on another level I can see Hollywood making a movie about him.
I love Adesanya. He is living an anime in the ring and he loves every minute of it the man is a beast
Wa seere omo iyami, nice one bro we all love you, thank you for lifting the flag 🇳🇬
Yes oo
...Representing!!
Being from NZ and watching all his fights leading up to UFC we are so proud yet not suprised of Izzy. We all saw this coming
His a Nigerian and represent his Country even in the UFC. I never seen him representing NZ in all his fight in the UFC... so fk off
@@gospeljrnwoha9448 he represents both chill
@@maxb294 he doesnt anymore in the UFC Go Check it out yourself
@@gospeljrnwoha9448 Yea cause the new Zealanders were so racist towards Adesanya especially in the Whittaker fight
@@TBE99 anyways NZ are irrelevant in Sports and World Economices and beside Isreal was kind to help them to be relevant in Kick Boxing but not anymore cause he is not one of them. That's why he dumped them in the UFC and now represent his true Origin
Isareal Adesanya you are the best fighter I ever watched and liked the style
Alex pereira 2 nil
Andrew Chilvers Even Alex has been knocked out before in kickboxing and choked out in MMA . Currently no one is undefeated in kick boxing by the way . Maybe Alex should jump into the UFC .
@@KhariConception but he is unbeaten against Adesanya who like all elusive fighters is chinny and will get Rouseyed by Costa.
@@KhariConception actually I am 5 and 0
Andrew Chilvers
So Costa is the best fighter in the division because Izzy beat Rob? I’m guessing Costa is all of a sudden your favorite fighter now and your “hype job” ending hope. Alex was also knocked out by a kick boxer a weight class below him. Would you say that 2 and half years later, Alex isn’t better then the guy that knocked him out after learning and growing? By your logic, Alex isn’t better then Artur.
Lastly, go tell 5 people that cares.
When Raw talent and Hardowrk are out together. This is the result #Adesanya💕👌🏿🐃
This guy is amazing. Favorite fighter by far
The art of War: All warfare is based on deception.
Who’s here after he dominated Costa?
Lmao costa thought he could beat that jeez
This video is honestly so good
"When your opponents expand, you contract, when they contract, you expand"
what if both contract, and when you expand they expand, etc. 😂
Then somebody is going to get a hurt. 😆
Thanks bruce lee
Holy shit !! This motivates me for training !! Thx mate, today I'll train like a maniac. Cheers from Europe!!
Nice Ivan!
@GYPSY KING FURY I didn't mean strength training, I do boxing and bjj mostly. But thx for recommendation :D
Amazing video brother. Israel is incredible
The Last Stylebender.........greatest name in MMA
Dudes he fought had sooo much heart. Warriors despite the results fur sure b.
israel the consumate entertainer adesanya you are appreciated
Izzy is getting the title this weekend!
MMA is a different ball game... I highly doubt that Israel could surpass Robert
Rob gonna smash izzy
@@hellboytm5006 You'll see.
@NoPain NoGain Never!
Izzy by upset
Hope he wins the title so we can see more frequent middleweight title fights.
I mean if he is fighting Romero don't bank on it
I hope he loses so we have someone like whitaker representing the sport instead of this showboaty douchebag. Hopefully a loss or two will humble this guy
As if. He dodged all the tough match-ups on his way to the top. If he ever won, THAT alone suggests he'd do the same as champ.
@@zzz7zzz9 i agree that his opposition wasn't that impressive besides gastelum but who did he dodge? just curious. it's probably more a case of being granted passage by the UFC because he's very marketable.
@@school001jb 👈what a weenie
Yea people need to watch this to understand his greatness. Fans in the UFC tear you down after 1 loss like it’s a sin to lose.
This music made me feel bad for his opponents 😭😭
Cody Watson what is the music ?
No lie, i wanna see Izzy vs Jones, especially after seeing how beatable Jones is after that Reyes fight.
But Jones is still unbeaten lol.
@@datboi_leroy313 jon is fading
Is he fading, is his weight class starting to catch up with him because everybody is versatile now, is he past his peak? Jones has become a boring fighter but I honestly think he's one of the rare breeds that's gonna go out on top. Unless he goes up.
@@datboi_leroy313 That's what happens when you stop taking steroids.
@@MrGreFunky bro it was a pico gram. Do you know the size of a pico gram?? And it was only in his system because he took some generic viagra. The shit they found in his system wasn't even listed in the ingredients. They only gave him a harsh suspension because he didn't tell them he took anything new. Watch the podcast with him and Joe rogan.
Really good vid. Love the music, and appreciate the text along the way.
Israel is on the way of becoming a legend!!!❤️
its scary how better izzy gets with each fight. Amazing!#$$
Can we talk about how amazing of a job that ref is doing? Staying out the way but still pay close attention. So many other details. He deserve to work in the big leagues.
“He can be GOAT in any of the three sports”
CMON MANNNN
Lol right?
....CON MAN.
He’s nice... but the GOAT?
Undefeated and has all 3 styles, perfectly understandable people think he can achieve GOAT status. He even has the GOAT Jon Jones trying to get a match with him. Obviously everyone sees greatness in this kid and he has the potential to become the next big thing
John L is it that far fetched? MMA is essentially every sport combined and from what the video showed, he beats these guys at their own professions.
King of the ring...
Lot love mama africa 🇸🇩❤️
Izzy is insanely talented. No denying that.
woww i never saw adesanya like this he really is a great fighter i never will underestimate him again after this,he will beat withaker on satherday i,m sure now thank you for this amazing tape lawrence your a great fighter aswell i saw alot of you ush.
Filipino Fan's here 😊😇 idol you're such a good hearted fighter. 💕
Which really makes you wonder: just how good is Kevin Gastelum
Makes you wonder: fuck off he got knocked down the most times in a fight 😂
mpforeverunlimited Kelvin would sleep anyone in this tournament in under a round, its all fat journeymen
Gastelum is 5'9 wrestling based fighther who did better than all of these kickboxing champions and landed a knockdown on izzy, don't disrespect man
Lol Kelvin just gassed because he was over extending a lot
Izzys movement and range helped cause this but Kelvin was also landing a lot if he had kicks in his Arsenal he could have won that fight
It was a close fight idk why so many mma fans think every fight is completely one sided
@@andrewgiegerich523 "if he had kicks" He kicked adesanya in the head.
Tbh I was rooting for robert but after this video I changed my mind
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This video is awesome in the literal sense! Love it! Great work!
He reminds me of Anderson Silva in his early years.
Deep respect towards Mr. Silva, but Adesanya is on another level, the dude is way ahead of his time.
Matej Miovski prime silva was something else and even at age 44 he put a decent showing against the young phenom adesanya.
@@matejott silva started his prime run over a decade ago, comparing the two skillwise is dumb
@@KrikZ32 Yeah skill wise comparing them is dumb cuz Silva obviously has better ground game but age wise that started as a champ they're the same
@@JoShiestyy izzy has better ground game and take down defense than silva by far. He beats silva in every way.
4:45 he is looking at his prize of the night
My favorite UFC personality and fighter
At this point in time and decade, no one can beat Adesanya.
Costa can for sure, his pressure is crazy
His footwork is incredible.. besides his obviously high level striking, I'm just sat here like.. which of his opponents knew this guy can fight moving forwards and backwards, and he's already long and can hit precisely..
I generally love to see this lad fight, so full of energy and showmanship! Makes the sport wonderful to watch
4:09 jesus christ man
Some jetli type shit
You know why he's so successful in his line of work?
Simple, when I watch this man fight he's not fighting he's having fun.he plays with his opponent's.. He's relaxed +he's a great fighter with high IQ!
He truly is one of the greatest..
He own the moments
You cant beat somebody thay enjoy the game
Like Ali
HE IS THE BEST STRIKING I´VE SEE IN MY LIFE !
NO ONE CAN STAND AGINST HIM... Only the time will beat him..
Heck, even Adam Sandler had to give up at 4:36
jussi tonteri Lol
😂
@The Godless 😂take off ya tin foil hat bro
@@evltwin984 I mean its true dude, dig in deep into his record and look at the records of the people they fought and tell me who have they really beat? Have they beat guys like Saenchai or Rico Verhoeven? Has ISRAEL fought guys like them? Eh I dont think so, yeah he faced SOME challenge but none like UFC where he has to worry about takedowns. Even Rico Verhoeven tried MMA and said it was a different game.
@@nightfallstudios7193 hey im not disputing the fact that he doesnt have kickboxing wins over guys like baukaw, saenchai or yodsanklai- my favourite ever. But in ufc he has proved himself so far. Decisive wins over top fighters. This fight should shut up his critics ufc if he wins. But some people will always hate him due to his cocky personality. Hell ten years ago i would have too, and im a kiwi. We generally like humble people not loud mouths. I just think hes interesting & brutally truthful at times. Refreshing compared to dumb thug fighter personalities. As far as replying to to other guy here, i was mocking his " anything isreal gets support" anti semetic comment, which maybe no one noticed. 🤣
This video is great, just like Adesanya's fightning skills.
When he wins on the weekend i'm going to be collecting money! 😂😂
risky bet
Risky bet from my side as well
Nice to know whos money ill be taking after whittakers win
@@jannplanken yeah bruv iced cube's hahahahha
Nope. Your gonna give some of your money betting on overrated bum. You still have time to change your mind
5:00 “don’t try to bully me”
Nice catch
He is the special athlete and hero to me
That broken rhythm is real he’s very hard to predict because he’s just like water just flowing freestyle
It’s crazy to think Izzy is gonna be a coach for the ultimate fighter