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Israel Adesanya reveals he suffered significant knee injury prior to UFC 287: ‘It added to my confidence’

Reigning UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya seems to have entered his latest fight with a significant injury.

Earlier this month, Adesanya would rematch Alex Pereira, and win arguably the most important fight of his professional fight after suffering a stoppage loss just six months earlier. Adesanya would land a clinical right hand before following it up, shutting Pereira’s lights out and retaining his title.

Israel Adesanya’s knee injury

Talking on his YouTube channel, Adesanya would reveal that he suffered a significant knee injury prior to the bout, releasing a video of him training when it occurred.