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Israel Adesanya responds to Yoel Romero: All he can say is ‘I am Groot!’

Feared UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero isn’t exactly known for his trash talk. ‘I see you soon, boi’ seems to be his go-to call out, and Israel Adesanya was having none of that when he responded to ‘Solder of God’ on Twitter this Sunday.

Adesanya, who beat Kelvin Gastelum in a Fight of the Night epic at UFC 236 to win the interim middleweight title, recently went on a tirade against Romero in a series of tweets and ‘The Last Stylebender’ didn’t let up when ‘Solder of God’ eventually responded.

“...all this ni**a can say is “I am Groot!