![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/ufcs-adesanya-reveals-ultimate-unknowns-including-first-fight-guilty-pleasure/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/lb-SPORT-Israel-Adesanya-S-copy.jpg&description=ISRAEL ADESANYA is one of the most colourful fighters in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The dominant middleweight champion has wowed fans inside the octagon for four the last years since making his debut against Rob Wilkinson at UFC 221. Israel Adesanya made a stunning UFC debut in Australia four years agoCredit: GETTY The Last Stylebender has torn through the division in dominant fashionCredit: GETTY The slick and evasive Adesanya claimed the UFC middleweight title with a brutal KO of Robert WhittakerCredit: Getty No one has come close to dethroning The Nigerian-born New ZealanderCredit: Getty But it's his larger-than-life personality - in addition to his deadly striking - that has made him a household name in the combat sports world and put him on the cusp of becoming a global superstar. Fan favourite Adesanya will be back in action early on Sunday morning in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Nigerian-born New Zealander will bid to avenge his kickboxing losses to devastating knockout artist Alex Pereira at The World's Most Famous Arena. SunSport sat down with the UFC's 185lbs king earlier this year and managed to peel back several of the many layers that make The Last Stylebender. When was your first ever fight? "My first fight I can ever remember. I have to go back to when I was young, young - primary school or boarding school. "I'd say the first ever fight in New Zealand I can remember clearly it was some kid who kept riding by my house hurling racial slurs. "And then on the Monday at school, he just came up to me and just did the same thing to my face. "And I was having a bad day anyway, so I just whopped his ass when I was crying." JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET A FREE £10 BONUS WITH 100s OF GAMES TO PLAY AND NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED (Ts&Cs apply) What's a secret talent you have that no one knows about? "A secret talent? Hmm. A secret talent? Let me see, what are my secret talents? "I follow instructions really well. So th){kind=link}
ISRAEL ADESANYA is one of the most colourful fighters in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The dominant middleweight champion has wowed fans inside the octagon for four the last years since making his debut against Rob Wilkinson at UFC 221.
But it’s his larger-than-life personality – in addition to his deadly striking – that has made him a household name in the combat sports world and put him on the cusp of becoming a global superstar.
Fan favourite Adesanya will be back in action early on Sunday morning in the main event of UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The Nigerian-born New Zealander will bid to avenge his kickboxing losses to devastating knockout artist Alex Pereira at The World’s Most Famous Arena.