Stylebender: The Proper Use of Humility

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 07: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria is interviewed after defeating Yoel Romero of Cuba in their UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 248 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 07, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)Israel Adesanya, the last Stylebender, has burst on to the MMA scene. He’s risen to the top of the middleweight division in a one and a half year span. For context, even Conor McGregor took longer than that by almost a year. That makes a compelling case that Israel Adesanya is the biggest superstar in the UFC.

He’s a superstar that’s as flamboyant outside the octagon as he is inside. Take a look at his entrance at UFC 243. He…