Israel adesanya cries at a press conference UFC 305 (Photo: Playback/YouTube)
Held in the early hours of this Friday (16), the press conference of UFC 305, an event featuring a fight for the middleweight belt (up to 83,9 kg) between Dricus Du Plessis e Israel adesanya It was quite intense, with tears shed by the former champion and current challenger.
The key moment of the press conference began when Adesanya responded to a journalist that, if he regains the title this Saturday (17), he will take the belt to Nigeria and South Africa next week, before returning to New Zealand. Du Plessis interrupted, questioning whether his rival would 'take his servants' with him, which completely enraged the Nigerian.
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“Brother, shut the f*** up. You don't know anything about my story! You have no idea who I am. Listen, my dad and I had to wake up at 4 am and clean the benches while my mom studied to be a nurse. You don't know my f***ing story. Don't talk about my story if you don't know. I'm going to show you who you are on Saturday, so now shut the f*** up. You look like a pig and I’m going to kill you”, said the former champion, excited.
About a minute later, while answering a question from another journalist, Israel adesanya He was moved and couldn't hold back his tears.
“He touched on a complicated subject because I do this for my family. I do this for the people I love and I will fight for you forever, I swear to God. See, I'm a human being. I'm a man. I can cry and break you at the same time,” he snapped.
In the midst of so much rivalry, Dricus Du Plessis e Israel adesanya duel for the middleweight belt in the main fight of UFC 305, this Saturday (17), in Perth, Australia.
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