Biography
Israel Adezan tried the forces in different types of martial arts and in all sought success, but the fighter was especially loved by MMA fans. He won fame due to spectacular fights and a unique style developed over the years of regular training.Childhood and youth
Adexia was born in the Nigerian city of Lagos on July 22, 1989. The boy was brought up in a middle-weight family, but did not need anything. His mother by profession nurse, and father is an accountant. Israel - their elder child, later the family was replenished with four more children: Deborova, Samuel, David and Bolu.
In the early years, the biography of the future fighter was active, so parents decided to give it to the sports section. The choice fell on Taekwondo, but Adessan was delayed in her for a while, because he broke his hand and was forced to quit classes at the insistence of the mother.
Soon the family moved to New Zealand. At first they planned to go to the United States, but after a series of terrorist attacks in 2001 changed the decision. In the new school, Israel immediately did not ask relationships with peers. He was beaten and poisoned, bringing to tears. At such days he got up before the mirror and swore, that this will no longer repeat. Over time, it has grown into the passionateness of autotrains that repeatedly helped the star to tune in to battle.
To change the situation, the young man again began to engage in martial arts. At different time, he practiced Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, according to which he received a blue belt. Another hobby of the athlete was dancing, especially the style of Popping, was useful not only on stage, but also in the ring. Adaessa admitted that it helped to improve kicks.
After graduating from school, the young fighter entered the college to get a bachelor's degree of computer design, but soon threw his studies due to hobbies kickboxing. He discovered this style after watching the movie "Ong Tank". At first, Israel participated in amateur fights, setting a personal record - 32 victories and 0 defeats, but then he began to participate in professional battles in China.
At 21, the athlete left the parent house and moved to Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. There he met the coach of Eugene Bermen and became his ward.
Martial arts
In subsequent years, Adessan regularly participated in kickboxing tournaments, MMA and professional boxing. He marked with the appearances on Kinginthe Ring and Glory and already then made himself a name in the world of sports, when she took 6th place in the ranking of the best kickboxers according to Combatpress.com. Back in 2015, representatives of the UFC were addressed to the star, who wanted to conclude a contract with him, but then he answered with refusal. The fighter explained his decision by saying he does not consider himself quite mature to represent the promotion.The fateful signing of the contract with the organization took place only in 2017, when there were 11 victories in the statistics of Israel and 0 defeats in MMA. The debut took place at the UFC 221 tournament, and Rob Wilkinson became an opponent. The fighter overwhelmed it with technical knockout, for which the awards "Night's performance" was awarded.
After that, a chain was followed from victories, which brought the star to the title battle. In February 2019, Adessan met with the age athlete Anderson Silva and won on the unanimous decision of the judges. In an interview, the fighter told that the Brazilian was his idol, so it was an honor to fight him. Experts recognized them with the meeting "Best Board of Evenings."
A significant event in the biography of an athlete was a duel with an American Kelvin Gastelum. Shortly before him, Israel admitted that he considers the opponent dangerous and fearless, but it did not prevent him from winning. According to the results of the evening, New Zealanders became the temporary owner of the UFC champion belt in middleweight.
Having met with the next rival, Adessan finally secured the title of champion. The enemy - Australian Robert Whittakeber - was defeated by knockout with his hands.
The coronavirus pandemic in 2020 did not interfere with the fighter to conduct successful title protection in the fights against the Cuban Joel Romero and Brazilian Paulo Costa. During the meeting with the last, the athlete made fans to wagon his health when he went to the ring with a markedly increased right breast.
Fans were seriously worried that the star could have cancer, while the uninformed was suspected of using forbidden stimulants, due to which hormonal imbalance may occur. But after the survey, it turned out that the problem is in excessive addiction to marijuana.
Another reason for which fans again began to advise Israel to contact the hospital, was the appearance of rings on hand. Some experts noted that this could be a sign of staphylococcal infection. But the athlete hurried to calm them, assured that it was just a scratch, obtained in training.
Personal life
The fighter prefers not to share the details of personal life with the press and fans. In one interview, he was mentioned that he had a girl, but did not call the name of the chosen. There is no her photo and in the Instagram account of Addexia, where he shares his hobbies with subscribers.
Israel Adesean now
Now the sports star career continues. In the spring of 2021, Israel decided to experiment and temporarily changed the weight category for a hauteavale. The rival of the fighter became Pole Jan Blahovich, who defeated him on the unanimous decision of the judges. Commenting on the loss, Adessan admitted that he did not regret anything. He considers the enemy worthy of victory.Fans, too, were not very upset, because much more important for them was the bout of the star with Italian Marvinoy Veat. In the past, they have already met in the ring, and then the opponent accused New Zealander that he won dishonest. Then sporting experts remained on the side of Israel, and the first time the forecasts were in his favor.
The Adezan acquitted the expectations of the public and did not leave the enemy chance, causing accurate and confident blows. As a result, he again won by spending the 3rd successful defense of the title of the champion of middleweight.
After the fight, New Zealandets announced that his next battle would be held against Robert Whitaker, who had long been eager for revenge. Australian hurried to respond to a statement in Twitter, where he promised that they would soon meet.
Achievements and awards
Ultimate Fighting Championship.
- Middle Weight Temporary Champion
- Fight of the evening (3 times) against Rob Wilkinson, Brad Tavares and Derek Branson
- Night battle (2 times) against Anderson Silva and Kelvin Gastelum
- Most Nokdaunov in battle for the title UFC (4)
Australian Fight Championship
- AFK champion in middleweight
- Hex Fighting Series Middle Weight
- Hex Fighting Series Champion in middleweight
WORLD MMA Awards.
- Fighter Bostor 2018
- King In The Ring 84 - Champion Cruiserweights II.
- King in the Ring 86 - Champion of the Cruiserweights III tournament.
- King in the Ring 100 - Champion III on heavyweights.