Who is Israel Adesanya? Learn about his Career, Net worth, Next Fight, Body Measurement, Social media
- Israel Adesanya is a famous mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer.
- He is well known for being a UFC fighter.
Israel Adesanya Age, Wiki, Parents
Adesanya was born on 22 July 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria and his birth name is Israel Mobolaji Adesanya. Likewise, his nationality is New Zealand-Nigerian and his ethnicity is Nigerian. His father’s name is Femi, however, his mother’s name is unknown.
Taekwondo was the first fighting style he learned during his childhood. Likewise, he was not allowed to go by his mother after breaking his arm. When he was 13, he moved to Rotorua, New Zealand.
He started learning kickboxing at age 18. Subsequently, he made an amateur kickboxing record of 32-0 prior to moving and fighting in China.
When he was 21, Israel relocated to Auckland, New Zealand and he began training at City Kickboxing with other established fighters such as Kai Kara-France and Dan Hooker.
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Israel Adesanya Education History
Israel’s parents moved to several different places throughout his childhood and this made him attend several schools. Likewise, he has attended Chrisland School, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos, Bells Secondary School, and Ota. Furthermore, he attended the Rotorua Boys’ High School. There is no information available about his academic qualification.
Israel Adesanya Career, Next Fight
Israel began his career as a professional career as fighter in 2012. At the beginning of Israel’s career, he fought in New Zealand, Australia, and China over the course of five-and-a-half years. Also, Israel had a professional record of 32-0 before he moved to China.
His first fight in UFC was with Rob Wilkinson. Furthermore, the match was still the second round where Israel won the fight with a TKO and this earned him the performance of the Night bonus.
Subsequently, he won against Brad Tavares via unanimous decision. In his short time at the UFC, Israel has quickly climbed the Middleweight rankings and is waiting for his next fight.
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Israel Adesanya Salary, Net Worth
At the age of 30, the professional mixed martial artist has already become a renowned name in UFC in a short span of time. From his all fight at UFC and from all his hard work and training Israel has earned a staggering net worth of $750k until now.
Israel Adesanya Relationship Status, Affairs
Being a famous fighter in UFC, Israel Adesanya has stolen the hearts of many girls. But he doesn’t let his relationship affairs go public. He hasn’t officially been in a relationship until now.
Israel Adesanya Body Measurements, Height
Israel Adesanya’s height is 6 feet 4 inches and his weight is 84 kgs currently as he is playing in the middleweight division. Furthermore, he is natural short black hair and the color of his eyes are also black.
Israel Adesanya Social Media, Instagram
Israel Adesanya is active on all the social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Likewise, he has a total of 94k followers on Facebook, 840k followers on Instagram, and 107k followers on Twitter. Israel is also active on Snapchat and his username is stylebender.