Former two-time middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has claimed promotional boss, Dana White urged him not to fight at UFC 293 in his one-sided title fight loss against former champion, Sean Strickland — claiming the City Kickboxing star has enough money to “chill out.
Adesanya, who is currently in the midst of a three-fight losing skid, has been sidelined since his return at UFC Saudi Arabia back in February, suffering a one-sided second round knockout loss against surging contender, Nassourdine Imavov.
And prior to that, the Nigerian-Kiwi striking ace suffered another stoppage defeat, with incumbent middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis landing a fourth round face crank submission victory in Australia.