Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya claims he’s in the best fighting shape he’s been in years after his CKB split.
Israel Adesanya hasn’t won in the UFC Octagon since his legendary knockout win over Alex Pereira at UFC 287. He’s lost four straight middleweight main event bouts, including title fights against Dricus du Plessis and Sean Strickland.
After his recent loss to Joe Pyfer, Adesanya announced his departure from his longtime MMA home, City Kickboxing, to switch things up and potentially snap his skid. Adesanya’s split signaled a new era for both parties as the middleweight superstar looks to get back in the title mix.
Ahead of his reported UFC Saudi Arabia return against Shara ‘Bullet’ Magomedov, Adesanya might’ve found the form that made him one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Israel Adesanya eyes ending career-worst slump in UFC Saudi Arabia return
During a recent video on his YouTube channel, Adesanya expressed no regrets about leaving City Kickboxing ahead of UFC Saudi Arabia.
“This is like a cliché, I guess that everyone says, ‘The best training camp I’ve ever had,’ but I can truly say that, with my departure from my old gym, CKB, and now building the team that I have and training specifically for me, this is the best I’ve felt in a very long time. For real,” Adesanya said.
“I think this is the best training camp—this is the most fun training camp I’ve had in the last—when was Pereira in New York? 2022? ‘23? This is the most fun training camp I’ve had in years. That’s going to show on fight night,” Adesanya continued. “I’ve been in fight week shape for weeks, my regular fight week shape.
“I look forward to how I’ll look on fight week this time. Holy s—.” (h/t MMA Fighting)
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