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.”

\ud83c\udfa5 @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. However, Adesanya put a fairytale ending to their saga by knocking out “Poatan,” also avenging two previous kickboxing losses.

Adesanya was then scheduled to defend his title…