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Israel Adesanya Discloses Fighter Dana White Advised Him to Avoid

Israel Adesanya reveals Dana White tried to convince him not to fight at #UFC293 against Sean Strickland

“Dana was like ‘Listen kid, you got enough money. Just chill out.’

I was like ‘nah’… in hindsight maybe Dana was right.”

ud83cudfa5 @stylebender #UFCpic.twitter.com/esU9L3SxwY — Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) May 30, 2025

Israel Adesanya slightly regrets not listening to Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White.

Adesanya (24-5) defended the middleweight title five times before losing it to rival Alex Pereira.