What is Israel Adesanya?
[[File:Israel Adesanya 2014.jpg|thumb|200px|Adesanya in 2014]] '''Israel Adesanya''' (born 22 July 1989) is a [[Nigeria]]n-born professional [[mixed martial artist]]. He fights out of [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/im-going-do-great-things-kiwi-fighter-israel-adesanyas-amazing-journey-whanganui-ufc|title='I'm going to do great things' - Kiwi fighter Israel Adesanya's amazing journey from Whanganui to the UFC|date=10 August 2018|access-date=18 March 2020|publisher=TVNZ|author=Malili, Faleatua}}</ref> He is signed to the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC). He is the current UFC [[Middleweight]] Champion. He has an undefeated MMA record of 19 wins and no losses. In [[kickboxing]], Adesanya has a record of 75 wins and five defeats. Adesanya was born in [[Lagos]]. He moved with his family to New Zealand at a young age. He lived in [[Rotorua]] for a time. At the age of 21, Adesanya moved to Auckland. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat}} *[https://www.ufc.com/athlete/israel-adesanya Israel Adesanya] at [[UFC]] *{{Sherdog|56374}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Adesanya, Israel}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Boxers]] [[Category:Kickboxing]] [[Category:Mixed martial artists]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Lagos]] [[Category:Sportspeople from North Island]] {{sports-bio-stub}}