Are Adesanya and Volkanovski friends?

Last Modified Apr 7, 2025 08:50 GMT
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Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski have been friends and training partners for a long time. The former UFC champions' duo had been following each other even before they met in real life. Before UFC 284, Israel Adesanya talked about how hard Volkanovski trained, and he could easily bet his house on him for his fight against the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev.

Their sparring session with internet sensation Logan Paul spread like wildfire among the netizens. Both of them officially became the first official Prime athletes, as per Paul's Twitter post.

Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski's first meeting

During an interview with ESPN MMA, Volkanovski mentioned that their first meeting took place inside a hot box in Thailand.

Alexander Volkanovski reacts to UFC 287

Alexander Volkanovski, through his YouTube channel, put out a reaction video of his best friend Adesanya defeating Alex Pereira via knockout and becoming the UFC middleweight champion for the second time.

Israel Adesanya reacts to UFC 284

Israel Adesanya came all the way to Perth in order to support his friend Volkanovski for the UFC lightweight championship against Islam Makhachev at UFC 284.

Israel Adesanya's MMA record

Israel Adesanya has a professional mixed martial arts record of 26 wins and 5 losses as of April 2025.

26 matches24 wins5 losses
By knockout162
By Submission01
By decision82

Alexander Volkanovski's MMA record

Alexander Volkanovski has a record of 26 wins and 4 losses as a professional mixed martial artist as of April 7, 2025.

30 matches26 wins4 losses
By knockout133
By submission30
By decision101

FAQs on Adesanya and Volkanovski Friendship

A. Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski have been friends and training partners for a long time. 

A. Prior to UFC 284, Israel Adesanya talked about how hard Volkanovski trained, and he can easily bet his house on ‘The Great’ for his fight against the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev. 


A. Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski recently trained with Mark Zuckerberg. 

A. As of April 2025, he is 35 years old.

A. He is 35 years old as of April 2025.

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