{"id":473,"date":"2024-04-10T01:05:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T01:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/?p=473"},"modified":"2024-04-10T01:05:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T01:05:42","slug":"back-in-his-heyday-he-was-also-hated-by-many-men-israel-adesanya-compares-himself-to-muhammad-ali-vu-thuy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbiz.thongtinluat.com\/back-in-his-heyday-he-was-also-hated-by-many-men-israel-adesanya-compares-himself-to-muhammad-ali-vu-thuy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;B\u0430\u0441k \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 heyd\u0430y he w\u0430\u0455 \u0430l\u0455o h\u0430ted by m\u0430ny men&#8221; &#8211; I\u0455r\u0430el Ade\u0455\u0430ny\u0430 \u0441om\u0440\u0430re\u0455 h\u0456m\u0455elf to Muh\u0430mm\u0430d Al\u0456"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel Adesanya\u00a0has compared himself to professional boxing legend and philanthropist,\u00a0Muhammad Ali, by suggesting that, akin to Ali, he too is facing hate in his heyday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2021\/03\/f5327-16150803690219-800.jpg\" alt=\"Muhammad Ali celebrating his win (left); Israel Adesanya (right)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adesanya pointed out that during Muhammad Ali\u2019s prime, Ali was hated by many. The Last Stylebender insinuated that he too is hated by many just like Ali used to be.<\/p>\n<p>In a video put forth by the\u00a0UFC News\u00a0Twitter account, snippets from an Israel Adesanya interview with the UFC featured him answering multiple questions. Most notably, Adesanya spoke about the images of him and the late great Muhammad Ali edited together that he posted on his Instagram account.<\/p>\n<p>These images often evoke sharp criticism from certain sections of the combat sports world, as they believe that Israel Adesanya is wrong in comparing himself to one of the greatest fighters and most influential human beings of all time. Adesanya addressed this and stated \u2013<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI mean, there was a time, I\u2019ve done it a few times, and I might do it again after this fight \u2013 When there\u2019s three pictures that I posted on Instagram, with me next to (Muhammad) Ali. Like, in similar fashions or similar looks. And people were like, \u2018Oh, my God. How dare you compare yourself to the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)? How dare you? You\u2019re not even\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Israel Adesanya proceeded to mock the way his detractors grumble whilst criticizing him. Adesanya continued,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat the f**k are you going to do, Tweedledums? Nah, for me, it was more, like you said, drawing inspiration, you know. Like, he\u2019s a pretty young black man, like myself. And, you know, back in the day, in his heyday, he was hated by many, many men. I feel the same way as well. And there\u2019s a lot of comparisons I can draw from the Avatar world when we talk about like Avatar Roku and Avatar Aang.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe (Muhammad Ali) is a big inspiration to me and many more. And I draw inspiration from him because of who he is, not just in the ring but out of the ring. And I wouldn\u2019t dare ever say I am the same or in the same air bracket as him. But, you know, you could put a picture next to me with him, and, yeah, you see the similarities, not just in flair but in the way we carry ourselves.\u201d (*H\/T Sportskeeda for the transcription)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Back in [Muhammad Ali&#39;s] heyday he was hated by many men. I feel the same way as well.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stylebender?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Stylebender<\/a> talks about he draws inspiration from Muhammad Ali \ud83d\udd0a\u2b06\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Order <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFC259?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFC259<\/a> here \u27a1\ufe0f: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/00tQd828xp\">https:\/\/t.co\/00tQd828xp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hk3CgGOZ4o\">pic.twitter.com\/hk3CgGOZ4o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC News (@UFCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UFCNews\/status\/1368290288553373705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Avatar reference in Israel Adesanya\u2019s statements is regarding the anime series Avatar: The Last Airbender. It\u2019s a well-known fact that Israel Adesanya is a huge fan of anime. And Adesanya\u2019s moniker, The Last Stylebender, is said to be his way of paying homage to the aforementioned anime series.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Israel Adesanya aims for glory in 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2021\/03\/eab13-16150804370428-800.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Jones (left); Israel Adesanya (right)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As of this writing, the combat sports world is just hours away from the UFC 259 main event matchup between UFC light heavyweight champion\u00a0Jan Blachowicz\u00a0and UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>The Last Stylebender aims to win the UFC light heavyweight title and has also expressed interest in going back down in weight to defend his UFC middleweight title. Furthermore, Israel Adesanya has asserted that he will indeed fight and\u00a0defeat archrival Jon Jones later this year.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel Adesanya\u00a0has compared himself to professional boxing legend and philanthropist,\u00a0Muhammad Ali, by suggesting that, akin to Ali, he too is facing hate in his heyday. 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