Israel Adesanya's coach reveals "drastic" measures taken to turn things around after the UFC star's recent performances

Israel Adesanya hasn't had the best outings to the octagon in his recent fights. The former UFC middleweight champion dropped his title to Sean Strickland in a huge upset at UFC 293 after reclaiming it from Alex Pereira in 2023.

The 35-year-old fighter then took a brief hiatus and returned to challenge Dricus du Plessis for the middleweight championship at UFC 305. Du Plessis won the belt from 'Tarzan' and made his first title defense against Adesanya.

'The Last Stylebender' couldn't capitalize on the opportunity and lost by a fourth-round submission. He is now eyeing climbing the ladder and seeking another run at the gold. His coach Eugene Bareman recently shared how they are working on some "drastic" measures considering Adesanya's recent performances.

While responding to a question on his comeback, Bareman said:

"There are a few things I'm doing quite differently with Izzy for this fight. They're a lot more drastic to what I'm usually accustomed to doing. I like to take things very steady and take a kind of if it's not... Broke I need to fix it. Based on past performances I thought we needed to really kind of flip things on its head a bit and... Yeah he's looking really really good."

Check out Eugene Bareman's comments on Israel Adesanya below (10:06):

Adesanya is currently on a two-fight skid. His most recent loss to du Plessis was the first submission defeat of his career. The Nigerian-born New Zealander is scheduled to return to the octagon to take on Nassourdine Imavov in Saudi Arabia next month.

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Israel Adesanya shares his take on headlining the UFC Fight Night 250 in Saudi Arabia

Having reigned as the middleweight champion twice, Israel Adesanya has headlined multiple pay-per-view events. However, 'The Last Stylebender' is scheduled to headline the UFC Fight Night 250 in his next fight in Saudi Arabia.

Sharing his thoughts on the same on his YouTube channel, Adesanya said:

"I still get paid. There’s still a referee, it’s two of us in there, there’s a crowd. It’s not like in the f**king Apex or something, so it doesn’t feel any different. I think people are making it out to be something how they would react to it, but they’re not in my shoes. They’re not in my shorts."

Check out Israel Adesanya's comments below (3:40):

The event in Saudi Arabia will be the former middleweight champion's first Fight Night bout after 11 consecutive main event fights in pay-per-views. Adesanya has headlined 12 pay-per-view events of the UFC as of now.