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A Peacock in Ninja Shorts: KO Artist Israel Adesanya Is a UFC Star in the Making

Israel Adesanya needs to earth.

It might seem unusual, even nonsensical to others, but that's the whole point. It's been almost two days since Adesanya landed in New York City, and there's been nary a sliver of natural ground in sight. It's only Monday, but if this fight week is going to get off on the right foot, that foot will need to touch some dirt, posthaste.

"It's called earthing," he said. "It's a thing, I swear. Look it up. It helps with your electromagnetic s--t. There's really not a lot of grass in this city.