UFC middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya reacted to the words of Sean Strickland, whom he will fight on September 10 at UFC 293 in Sydney.
Earlier, Strickland said he won't lose to a guy who watches anime and paints his nails.
He's an idiot. I'm not going to lose to an idiot. Well, I'm going to paint my nails for that fight and I'm going to knock him out with my painted nails. That’s what motivates me because I’ve had that vision of having my nails painted, knocking him out and just showing my nails to the camera like ‘look, with my frosted tips, I knocked his b … ass out’.
Israel Adesanya
Adesanya last fought against Alex Pereira in April 2023 at UFC 287. In that confrontation, Israel won by knockout in the second round. He has 24 wins and two losses under his belt.
Strickland's last fight was against Abusupiyan Magomedov in July 2023 at UFC on ESPN 48. In this confrontation, Sean won by technical knockout in the second round. He has 27 wins and five losses on his record.