Israel Adesanya was the talk of UFC 290 and he didn’t have to throw a single punch in the process.
The reigning middleweight champion was on hand at T-Mobile Arena to take in the action last Saturday night. Adesanya specifically had his attention locked on a highly anticipated 185-pound clash between former titleholder Robert Whittaker and rising contender Dricus Du Plessis. Fans were left absolutely stunned when Du Plessis, a three-to-one underdog, scored a second-round TKO against ‘The Reaper’ and solidified himself as the next man in line to challenge Adesanya.
As the South African celebrated his win, ‘Stillknocks’ was joined inside the Octagon by Adesanya who proceeded to make a series of racially-charged remarks that felt like they came from a page right out of the Conor McGregor handbook for selling fights.