Israel Adesanya shares an edit of himself resembling 50 Cent's iconic 'In da Club' pose
Israel Adesanya recently sat down with GQ magazine for an interview and photoshoot. In one of the images, 'The Last Stylebender' is sporting a pair of green shorts and a white headband. The photo has been edited online to resemble 50 Cent's iconic pose from his 'In da Club' music video.
See the original photo below:
Israel Adesanya was amused by the edit produced by @spyccmusic, and the former UFC middleweight champion posted the video on Twitter.
See the post below:
😂😂😂 https://t.co/hEtkesl9qE
50 Cent's 'In da Club' is one of the most iconic hip hop songs of the 21st century, and the music video has amassed a staggering 1.6 billion views on YouTube. Israel Adesanya is a former b-boy and krump-style breakdancer and has been immersed in hip hop culture since adolescence.
Watch the full music video below:
Israel Adesanya reflects on an epic UFC 283 main event
The first UFC pay-per-view main event of 2023 did not disappoint, as Glover Teixeira and Jamahal Hill went to war for 25 minutes in Brazil. 'Sweet Dreams' was crowned the undisputed light heavyweight champion after all three judges scored the fight 50-44 in favor of the American.
Many felt that Teixeira would dominate the grappling sequences prior to the contest, but Hill's savviness on the ground allowed him to get back to his feet time after time.
'Sweet Dreams' dominated the striking exchanges and landed a UFC divisional record of 232 significant strikes over five rounds.
Israel Adesanya reflected on the battle on his YouTube channel and commended Hill for not allowing Teixeira's toughness to affect his mindset. 'The Last Stylebender' said the following:
"I was getting chills watching [Jamahal Hill]. To get to that point in a fight like that [where] he's dominating but you get to the fifth round and you're trying to put this guy away, [and] he's not going away... some people can fold under that kind of pressure - but he didn't. He stayed true."
Glover Teixeira displayed the heart of a champion, and despite incurring serious damage, the Brazilian continued to march Hill down.
Adesanya gave the former light heavyweight champion props for his grit and ability to face adversity:
"Twice I was like, 'Oh s**t [the fight] is done now.' The f***ing comeback king, he's just right there, the man doesn't go away. People like that are hard to fight."
Watch the video below from 6:45: