Adesanya's coach praises his pupil's 'losing attitude', but reveals the athlete's insurmountable defeat

Israel adesanya He is a former UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction/UFC Europe

Despite living a unique moment in his career, where he has accumulated two consecutive defeats for the first time, Israel adesanya continues to make Eugene Bareman proud. In a sincere stance, the Nigerian's coach said he is more proud of his pupil in moments of defeat than in victories.

“Yeah, he’s still handling it well and you’re right, I love the way he loses. In fact, I prefer the way he loses to the way he wins. I’m not a huge fan of some of the ways he wins, but I’m definitely a huge fan of the way he loses. I think he does it better than anybody in the sport,” the coach said on the podcast. 'Who The Fook Are These Guys?'.

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Still according to Eugene, the only defeat that his pupil will not overcome will be against Sean Strickland.

“In a sport that is proliferated by a bunch of idiots who come up with all sorts of the most ridiculous things I’ve seen over the years, especially at this level, it’s crazy, and I think he does it better, but the Strickland loss, he’ll never get over it. He just fought poorly and it was inexplicable,” he concluded.

Israel adesanya x Sean Strickland. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @ufc

Finished by Dricus du Plessis In his last appearance, Adesanya wasted another opportunity to regain the middleweight belt (up to 83,9 kg). The fighter is currently on a two-fight losing streak, but denies any intention of retiring.

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