Israel Adesanya stole the show at UFC 243 before even stepping into the Octagon.
“The Last Stylebender” made his entrance for Saturday’s main event at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, by employing three of his close friends to assist him in an elaborate dance routine that involved dialogue from the film Taken, hip-hop, a play on the Maori haka, and a Naruto reference among other elements:
When it was time for Adesanya to fight Robert Whittaker, he went toe-to-toe with the champion before finishing Whittaker with strikes in the second round to unify his interim title with Whittaker’s undisputed title.