UFC Fighter Israel Adesanya Breaks Down His Tattoos | GQ Sports
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2019
- The middleweight UFC fighter Israel Adesanya who hails from New Zealand by way of Nigeria is a big fan of The Last Airbender and Deadpool, so he got them inked on his skin.
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Cannot believe he's 31. He looks 19 to 20
Mentally he's still 16 😬
@@abuXana stfu
Ashim Roy thats why he’ll be happier than all the sour people hating on him
@@abuXana The older we get the more we lock out change. There becomes a point where the pain of truly reflecting on one's self becomes too great and we shut out the world to protect ourselves, and we inevitably forget who we used to be. All the people I've met who escape this either learn to accept the pain and grow or exude their true self and feel no pain when they hold up the metaphorical mirror. Both of these people though, always get labeled childish and immature, but that's only really because they can be the kid they always have been, and if you could do that too, then why wouldn't you? Their younger self didn't just die locked in a little box. Their younger self has actually grown and can be presentable and measured without being miserable and mean. The discipline it takes to become an mma fighter is unreal, and to have that maturity without forgetting who you were should be celebrated. I can't think of a more literal representation of being one's self than plastering your body with the things you love, that inspire you, knowing that you'll be ridiculed for it.
black don't crack!!
The way he said Naruto. You know this man watched the entire show, on Jesus
Dayum Boyy I was waiting for him to say naRUDO but he said Naruto in the most accurate way possible. Mad respect.
Yh he watched all the fillers as well
Fr fr 😂😂😭
Dayum Boyy did he say nine tail seal though? I thought it was a nine tail fox haha
Its commen for people of new zealand to roll the r's because of the indigenous language (maori) so when he pronounces it, it comes off fluently instead of narudo, but yeah u can tell hes a real one not just a "oh yeah i watch narudo and dbz" guy
5 months ago: “Future middleweight champion of the world”
Today: “I am the middleweight champion of the world”
its crazy but it aint crazy
Loads of people say that but don't make it
Alex Betolaza the guys does everything he says I love it
Maybe there's really something to visualization and belief?
ozz mann I remember when people said that about Conor
dude has TOPH tattooed on his body??? ok, i’m a fan
That’s what I said😂
and he has narutos seal on his stomach i love him 😂
Had the same thought as I heard that on another video.
same here
ikr
I have immense respect for a person who is not afraid to be themselves, this was dope.
Yes, he's so original. No celebrities have tattoos. Very unique
@ Its almost like Adesanya talked about much more than tattoos and that tattoos can be unique.
@@Brian-ul2mw
Clever. Give yourself a pat on the back.
@ واو يو ار سو كول
@@SPYBOODY
ثانكس دود
"I dont need a 'S' on my chest, ive got *AFRICA* with me" Such a hard line
Second I saw this comment Israel said lol
Everyone can be proud of their heritage except for white people for some reason.
@Cello Hero All people can be racist. Whites were slaves too some Asians,Arabs have enslaved white people even in north america lots of Irish were enslaved. Genocide happens when war occurs and the losing side dies off. Whites have lost wars to Asians alot Ghengis Han in particular. I suggest you read on history in the middle east,europe and asia.
@ nah, they should stick together. Period
Whites can’t be proud because slavery is “recent”, so they say. I’d say be proud!
Let the chips fall where they may.
FEARLESS... eventually people will get tired of being fearful to offend. If you mean not to offend than be proud man!
I don’t know why people hate him...he’s fantastic fighter.
Because he's cocky but he definitely has the skills to back it up
Notorious .02 people hate because he does things they don’t. Period.
Notorious .02 they rash
They're are retards, period.
Talks the talk.. Walks the walk. Can't hate that. Never gets personal.. All his trash talk is about his belief in how good he is.
The toughest weeb.
Jokes aside, this guy looks cool, free-spirited.
No joke, weebs takin over sports cus the world strongest man last year is also a weeb
@@uriahthekey8647 rly didnt know nout dat
He's awesome... Does dem anime signals and shiii before, during and after fights
He's gonna be the reason all the weebs move out of their mom's basement
Exactly
Yesterday, Israel Adesanya breaks down his tattoos
Today, Israel Adesanya breaks down Kelvin Gastelum
Fu Ndjck Ue syke, he couldn’t even knockout gastelum
James Aston yet he is ufc champion and you are a nobody
Looooool
Sketchy Mugz just reminding him who adesanya is and who he is
@Sketchy Mugz then you woke up out of your coma
His accent is all over the place (American, new zealand, nigerian etc.) looool
BlondeDudeGaming hence “broken native”
and his name is ‘Israel’ lel
You're right 🤣🤣🤣
Also sounds a bit like he's from London, and occasionally also Jamaica
It's a gangbang of accents
He's the most interesting guy in UFC right now.
This is super true.
Not at all LOL hes just a fedora wearing area 51 stormer who thinks life is a cartoon.
crimescene25 you must be miserable in life
@@crimescene25True boomer
crimescene25 hes a guy that likes to enjoy what he enjoys how sad
People hating on this guy calling him cocky and fake, this guy is the real deal. That NZ / Nigerian hybrid is dangerous
not really cocky,
Costa had it coming.
@@ericknorskr8568 Not cocky, totally agree, comments keep calling him that
Exactly
@Antonio Sosa samoans, Tongans, Maoris
@Antonio Sosa wdym?
This guy is a wierd nerdy fighter with eccentric pesonality.... Hmmm i like him already.
he's so sick
@@yugen This was when he was likeable. I'm starting not to like him.
Horrorcore & More why?
@@lazar0146 Have you seen his recent interviews and press conferences? He's starting to become very unlikable.
Reminds me of Cory kenshin
That tattoo "Broken Native" makes him even more Legendary.
This guy has star written all over him
Stfu bitch
@@tankmartinez51 sorry boss
@@tankmartinez51 calm down breath 😪😤
@@tankmartinez51 shut off mouth
You’ve heard it here first , Israel Adesanya to be 8th Hokage
When he said "Naruto" it reminded me of Sasuke.
NARUTOOOO‼️
Necro Mancer *saske
@@leon3230 what?
Well the way he fights, hes got the sharingan
@@Derek69_M SASUKEEEE
"I got a werewolf because i just love dogs" 😂😂😂
dogs are domesticated wolves
Aldo Cabrera o rly???
@@TheGoat-4 dogs are a close relative to wolves.
@@joseroberto7265 i like how your name is José and you replied to a guy called Aldo
@@joseroberto7265 ofc not jesus ...
That back piece has to be one of the sickest back tattoos i have ever seen.
It’s so sick when people do pieces that cover the whole back like that
Imagine having the mangekyo in your pic, and not mentioning naruto..
You are the sickest.
guess you havent seen many xD
look at 50 cents back piece its amazing
i think having the whitebeard pirates jolly roger on your back would be sick lol. like ace
The Calvin and Hobbes tattoo, I knew there was a reason I love this dude
I saw your comment on a different video about the fight :P
God, I ADORED Calvin and Hobbes
I literally thought i was the only dude who read that treasure
Interviewer: What is the meaning for each of the tattoos
Israel: It looks cool
"I'll be back for part two, when I'm the middle-weight champion of the world." - legend
this comment aged well hahahaha
Finally
heck yeah!!! 🔥
He did it 💯 👏
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He’s a real cool cat , fluid personality like his fighting style
That's the point, as Bruce Lee said - no style is the best style - he is the style bender. He adapts his fighting style to who he is.
@@bluepvp900 we all know he’s really a kicking merchant
Who’s here after I beat Whittaker?
Cause we was sleepin on him before
Marika Rawiri I’m here
I actually sew that he ko 2 times
Beat? Almost killed Whittaker, in the first round Whittaker already tapped like ma ma ma ma ma. Lol😂😂😟😟😟😂
**Starched Whitaker**
"Future champ"
Well now he's like 4 title defenses deep
“ I don’t need an S on my chest I got Africa with me” I felt that ✊🏿
what does S mean?
@@islammakhachev5712 lmao superman
that means he got a kryptonite
Hope
Lee Dang superman got an s on his chest fam
"I love dogs" that didn't quite age well ☠☠☠
I’ll be back when I’m the middle weight champion
Guss who’s coming back
hmm
Here after he beat Costa!
@@brucewade7719 *raped Costa
@@SPACECOWBOY705 *Impregnated Costa then ran out of child support
@@arthurmorgan3020 yea boah!
He sounds like X sometimes and I love the way he pronounces naruto. He is making EVERYONE PROUD.
Anime fans
Nigerians
Toph fans
Naruto fans
Avatar fans
Deadpool fans
Kiwis
He's just everyones favourite tbh
MMA, Deadpool, Avatar and Toph fan here!
Don’t forget Kiwis
How about humans?
Mma fans?
E K ohhh yeah.
Those Avatar and Naruto Tattoos are so cool. Especially when he is going to get Rock Lee on his Leg. Great Kicks
"I don't need an S on my chest, I've got Africa with me"
That's such a fire quote!
I knew this dude was a Naruto fan when he was doing the hand movements for his celebrations 😂
“I love dogs” means so much more now.
And people say you won't amount to anything watching cartoons and anime.
Izzy: hold my Ang collection.
No you won't he will
Israel is a once in a generation person not just fighter. He’s so young yet so wise. One of my favorite fighters of all time.
Chill, it’s not that deep
@@Harkie760 yawn
"you won't beat me.
I'm prepared to die."
The fact he likes avatar make me like him even more. Israel "the last style bender" Adesanya is the best name ever.
Didn’t know he was such an anime fan lol that’s dope 💯🤙🏼
randeep dhillon I definitely notice how he fights like an anime character too first time I saw him I was like this dude looks like pikkon from DBZ lol
He hit Rock Lee’s pose facing off with Silva. And he said it was badass because it felt just like Rock Lee and Gaara facing off
@@Altair4000
Coincidence I think not!
I heard about him 3 hours ago and i watched many fights off him already and after i saw his tatts i like him more and more. Im also a huge naruto fan and my arm is covered with anime tattos.
I love fighting and animes just like him 😂😂
All Praise Israel Adesanya "King of the Weebs"
Ong
Israel adesanya the 8th hokage
@@tyjutsu9842 lord eigth
Praise no man but your creator 🙏🏽💯💪🏽
Hate to be that guy but watching Anime doesn't make someone "King of the Weebs".
he respects toph, let’s go champ
Toph is both badass and cute at the same time. Also hilarious.
Jovan Leon she’s like 10 my guy u sus asf
@@thisafatbhundastyll5433 yeah, she's a cute little girl. What's wrong with that?
Jovan Leon whatever you say big man
@@thisafatbhundastyll5433 🤦♂️
this dude got a toph, yin and yang and naruto tattoo now that is sick
Who's seeing this after he won?!
Part 2
Casuals
@@JoeBidementia you just exposed yourself lol
dankcro how do you know I haven’t seen it before? Try again 😂
Been watching a lot of his videos past few days
We need Stylebender on the GQ cover. ✊🏿🇳🇬
2:10 Broken Native the same crew he brought out for his UFC 243 entrance ... legendary
I actually thinks tattoos looks good on people with darker skin tone.
Tattoos on black people aren’t as noticeable or surprising compared to white people.
0 that’s why I don’t bother getting one, cos am black.
Shii won’t be noticed on my skin
Black ink looks pretty good but it's hard for us to rock colored tattoos unfortunately
@@kri8tiv Bro I think they look mad clean on darker skin, I actually prefer doing them on darker tones, it's dope imo
I also think that tattoos on black skin look way better.. There not flashing out but u can still see them perfectly.. Its like a Accessoire, for white pple its more lika lifestyle
Like you, I’m a broken native. I have moved all over the place that it’s hard to even call myself a nationality. I’m too Nigerian to be an American, too American to be a Nigeria. I can’t speak Yoruba very well and I got a slight accent when I speak English. I’m just stuck in the middle 🤣🤣
SirRalph There should be a country for you guys.
SirRalph he meant broken native as a dance group lmao
Join the club!!! Although I can speak Yoruba, I have an American accent. My English has a Yoruba accent. Too Nigerian to be American and too American to be Nigerian
@@aamiw99 You were born and brought up in Sweden but cant speak Swedish ?
Kolade Ajumobi 😂😂😂
He said he's gonna get Rock Lee on his calf right? If so, the placement is a testament to his love of Naruto. I wish I had thought of that.
Who’s here after the dog talk
Who’s here after the Sean, Izzy fight
Bring him back for part two! He delivered, world champion ✊
Dog.. i didnt know he was such an anime fan!! Its badass🔥
@@carlcarlson3958 i mean you have a spongebob profile pic
He is the stylebender
This guy is so young and has so much confidence. I've never seen him look nervous. Not even during his debut.
And now he’s the undisputed champ, In just a year. Absolute legend.
I'm proud that he pronounced "Adesanya" in a Nigerian accent.
I could vibe with this guy so easily anybody feel the same
Absolutely my favorite fighter right now. The way he becomes water with his opponents is what I believe Bruce Lee was describing when he said "Be water". In all his fights I have seen him in. He figures out your style and breaks it down. Can't wait to see his next fight
He said if he could talk his dog would be his best mate! Instant admiration there man
He pronounced Naruto correctly 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Awesome advice for people getting into tattoos. Take down Kelvin fam, you GOT THIS WIN!
@@ericcoyne8530 😂fax its called suicide or violation as well
he will try and run and point fight but Kelvin will TKO him.
@@artiew8718 he also got weapons to get kelvin sleepin
@@artiew8718 lol
"I don't need an S on my chest... I got Africa with me..." 🔥🔥🔥 Having a good mindset is powerful
He’s my favorite fighter because he is not afraid to be who he truly is and loves the same shows as me, my favorite is avatar and naruto and he truly puts meaning behind his tattoos
Rock Lee on the lower leg would be so dope!
Izzy is one of the most marketable fighters ever in the UFC and they don’t know what to do with him smh
True af
A Louis you’re watching this aren’t you? Is this video marketing dollars poorly spent?
a a to be fair he wasn’t meant to headline it in Australia. Bobby knuckles was.
A Louis what are you on about? He’s one year into his ufc career and has been gifted a title shot.
a a where do I say they aren’t marketing him? People most likely tuned into that to watch silva fight, who is one of the biggest names in the sport but extremely past his prime.
i love how humble he is. You can see the passion for Anime inh
I love how open he is with his personality. Like I watched avatar when I was a kid and I love them now too. Respect!
The idea behind the crocodile dragon is dope 🐊 🐉 interesting guy 🤙🏼
This is the best Episode you guys have done!
“future ufc middleweight champion” this, this confidence is why we love him
"a crew that I was running with... a dance crew" almost had me in the first half
Anyone came here after Stylebender reap the reaper himself ?
Vousmevoyez are you okay?
Vousmevoyez Whittaker will be back
@@Lenny910 He certainly will buddy.
We need the part 2
@@thetraveler9 I'd rather see Stylebender v Gastelum 2
Whittaker got KO'd twice in his fight with Adesanya so am not really looking forward to that bout.
The thing with his accent is that if you listen closely its a New Zealand accent for the most part but he rolls his R's like most Americans do so that's why his accent seems all over the show.
Plus his nigerian accent is impeccable he can switch it on effortlessly
He does not sound nz AT ALL lol
Ric Dez you can hear it a bit
@kinG iZZy im aussie my brother . My grandfather is maori
@@ricdez1867 not all kiwis sound the same
im a nzer and he doesn't sound too kiwi
I love this guy man such a nerd and a badass at the same time
"Its Israel Adesanya future Middleweight Champion"-12.04.2019
5.10.2019- He is middleweight Champion.
If he was in a school, he will be that type of wierd kid that does the Naruto run
“I’ve always loved dogs”
That Deadpool piece is unreal
“I don’t need a s on my chest, I’ve got Africa with me.”
Legend.
Mad respect to Izzy for loving animae so muc.love his belly tattoo so much.mixture of avatar and naruto.
name "Israel", born in Nigeria, living in New Zealand, has a mixed accent (New Zealander, Nigerian, American), no doubt he called himself "broken native"
5:34 “if he could talk he would know way too” 😭
What I like about Israel is that he has all these interests, he's a humble guy AND he is actually woke. Listen to him talk about woman's rights and all that. The man isn't your typical toxic stereotypical nerd who bullies women online and so on. He's a nerd (cool one), a true fighter, a down to earth human being, and is switched on as a human being. A valuable person on this planet.
I love this guy he’s sooo humble and handsome deff an old soul ❤️💯
Super cool dude and seems pretty down to earth, hope he stays that way with his future success. Rooting for you my brother!
I'm not even a fan of tattoos really but that Africa on his chest is straight fire🔥🔥
4:57 forget it, that naruto part the way he said it 🤯🤯
was waiting for this ever since i seen he was on here on ufc embedded
“im gonna give you a tour of my body”
That deadpool and back tat firee
I like how he open about his otaku lifestyle ✊🏾
Wow first time I've ever seen someone else with Broken Native as a tattoo I have it on my back. I read it in a book years ago and it resonated with me.
Who’s here after he just whooped Kelvin?!🏆
Ben Dover Robert beats him any day of the week and Twice on Sunday.
did you see his face after the fight
Kelvin whooped him as well
Kelvin won rounds 1, 3 and 4
It was a close fight homie, both got rocked multiple times
He is like Neo and Ang mixed together really shows MMA as an art 👌
Vishal Rajan gay
Who is is neo
Albertino Vaz gomes He is the main character in the film trilogy: The Matrix. Israel always refers to himself “being in the matrix” which is like a simulation that he can control.
Lmao 5:20 it all
Makes sense now he talking about if his dog knew how speak he would know too much 👀 💀💀💀😂
5:25 “we have our own little relationship” literally
Great fight against Silva.
FinniNaama 22 Sportmanship at its finest from both of them
This guy is for real! No joke! He's going to be one of the greatest ufc fighters ever this guy is a monster his movement is unbelievable and he is so early into his career BE READY GUYS
Husnain Yasin just waiting for him vs Till for the middleweight title in 2020
@@ethanquirk28 who you got winning that?
Watching this few hours before his fight with Paulo Costa
That deadpool tattoo is hard
Cap
Nobody :
Israel adesanya : *IT LOOKED COOL*
Hella inspirational seeing a fellow KIWI winning in LIFE💪🏾 #DREAMSDOCOMETRUE✨
Who doesn't love Issy man...love this guy so humble and a amazing fighter!!
"This crew I was runnin with. A dance crew." LOL I'm dead.