Apr 17, 2023 · Israel Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria to his parents – Femi Adesanya (father) and Taiwo Adesanya (mother). His father was an accountant while his mother worked as a nurse. Further information about his parents’ marriage is scarce at this time, but they have five children together.

Apr 11, 2023 · Israel Adesanya finally got his revenge, knocking out his longtime rival Alex Pereira at UFC 287 to reclaim the middleweight championship this past Saturday in Miami. Adesanya had several...

Apr 11, 2023 · Out of all the wild moments that came out of UFC 287 this past weekend in Miami, Fla., the one that went really viral was Israel Adesanya mocking Alex Pereira’s kid after knocking out his...

May 2, 2023 · Israel Adesanya has doubled down on his mocking of Alex Pereira's 12-year-old son in the immediate aftermath of knocking out his father at UFC 287.

Apr 10, 2023 · Israel Adesanya mocked Alex Pereira's crying son after knocking out his long-time rival at the fourth time of asking at UFC 287 on Saturday night at. The dominant middleweight had fought...

Mar 12, 2024 · Israel Adesanya, the Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, is not a father. As of 2021, there are no reports suggesting that he has any children.

Apr 11, 2023 · Israel Adesanya settled an old score with Alex Pereira's son after the UFC 287 main-event on Saturday. Pereira's son Alessandro got inside the ring and mimicked Adesanya's knockout loss to...

Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria, the eldest of five children. [9] . His father, Oluwafemi, [12] is an accountant and his mother, Taiwo, is a nurse. [13] . He is ethnic Yoruba. [14][15] Adesanya attended Chrisland School, Opebi, and enrolled in its Taekwondo after-school club until he was removed by his mother due to an injury. [9][16][17]

Jun 27, 2024 · After their fight at UFC 287, Israel Adesanya engaged in some post-fight theatrics with Alex Pereira. Israel Adesanya mocked Pereira’s 12-year-old son to get back at him. Adesanya fell to the ground and mimicked the crying child, which drew criticism from Pereira and the MMA community.

Jan 30, 2025 · Israel Adesanya knows the feeling of making his parents proud and the 24-4 middleweight star knows how hard his parents have worked to raise him. ... an accountant. He has four other siblings and is the eldest child. Ever since he was a kid he loved Taekwondo. His mother, however, decided to halt his Taekwondo training after he splintered his arm.