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Fans reacted to Israel Adesanya's emotional locker room moments after the Sean Strickland loss. At UFC 293, Adesanya suffered a lopsided defeat against Strickland in one of the biggest upsets in modern MMA history. The loss ended his second middleweight title reign.
After taking an extended break from competition, Adesanya is set to challenge newly crowned champion Dricus du Plessis at UFC 305 on Aug. 17. The recently released UFC 305 Countdown - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya showed footage of the Nigerian-Kiwi fighter's emotional interaction after the loss.
After overcoming his emotions, Adesanya reassured his family and team:
"We'll get him again. It's a good story for [Sean Strickland]. I'm proud of him. I'm going to get to him. We'll get it back, okay? I promise."
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Looking at the defeat in hindsight, Adesanya said:
"I hate losing. Don't get me f* wrong, I hate losing! I just felt like I let my people down. I wanted to show them something special. I felt like I let them down, that was the hardest thing for me. But again, these are the things in hindsight. Because you have to do the analysis and be honest with yourself and things.You need to change."
The video clip from the UFC 305: Countdown was posted by @Home_of_Fight on X.
Check out the video below:
Fans took to the comments section of the post and shared their thoughts on Adesanya's reaction to the loss. One of the comments read:
"Seeing bro try comfort his family when he is obviously in so much pain. Kind of shows the guy he is".
Check out more fan comments below:
Israel Adesanya made changes to his training during the break and wants to "show off" the new weapons at UFC 305
Israel Adesanya was one of the most active champions and it was speculated that constant activity would eventually catch up with him. Following the UFC 293 defeat against Sean Strickland, the 35-year-old announced that he would be taking an extended break from competition.
The timeline for his return was uncertain until the UFC 305 showdown against Dricus du Plessis was announced. During the event's on-sale press conference, Adesanya shed light on how he utilized the time off from competition:
"We've shuffled the deck at the gym. We've kept what was useful and discarded what wasn't. Added a lot of tools to my game. I look forward to getting in there and showing off what I can do."
Check out Israel Adesanya's comments below (22:30):
