Israel Adesanya doesn’t care about Jon Jones comparisons | ESPN

[@vitoshakur7479]

People hate confidence

[@timkruse9912]

facts

[@vitoshakur7479]

Junder R again people hate confidence

[@vitoshakur7479]

Junder R you got it dude 👌🏾

[@BoiledMilkSteak7]

Junder R people hate confidence

[@kevinlewis8162]

i like his confidence,it seems natural,being a bit cocky makes it more interesting and entertaining,i don't like mayweather's style of flashy self obsessed narcissistic arrogance that when they ask him a question about a certain fighter,he always has to make it about him self,or always mentions how much money he makes,i don't think anyone would enjoy hanging out with him if he didn't have any money....

[@TriviaandotherThings]

The typical UFC fan is gonna hate this guy but he’s just made a fan out of me. Can’t wait to see his next fight

[@shoaibnaqvi5264]

Typical UFC fans are loser keyboard warriors that have a mental breakdown when they see someone who is actually confident.

[@user-gc8we1ht7f]

Yea I love this guy a lot he’s really fucking good with his kick boxing and has a great personality

[@youngfyah]

The skill level is ridiculously. Nobody in division has his foot work.

[@andymontanez56]

The typical ufc fan is a mcgregor fan so I'm they like this dude

[@wapoj4220]

Andy Montanez nah

[@DD3UCES]

“Belt looks good on black skin, that’s about it” 😂🔥

[@jsheriff396]

What really?

[@masonarmand8988]

yeah if you look at his fights you'll see the one im talking about

[@AkamapD]

Imagine if a white guy said that

[@missionpupa]

@@AkamapD if a white guy said that, it wouldnt make any sense. Smh.

[@AkamapD]

reiwell del Lol explain?

[@thatt-shirtguy9669]

The fact that he outclassed Brad Tavares who is NO SLOUCH just earned my respect even more. This dude is deadly and the haters will think he's the next Conor McGregor hoping he fights a "strong wrestler", but make no mistake. This guy is confident in his abilities and when he says he'll take out anyone in the division that is genuine belief.

[@haitian32able]

He's good and backs it up. Until someone proves it otherwise, he's good lol.

[@jah12wi]

edward theophile I mean he’s been KOed & beat 5 times in Kickboxing and his last fight was a split decision win many ppl thought he lost against a low level Italian fighter Marvin Vettori who’s already got a bumch of losses so he got pretty humbled in his last outing. Still an awesome exciting fighter but he will struggle against high level grapplers much like Michael Page

[@carlDJS]

"Many" people thought he lost? He very clearly won that fight and maybe lost most of the second round lol. That's crazy

[@jah12wi]

carlDJS 2nd round was super close couldve went either way but he for sure lost the 3rd

[@user-gc8we1ht7f]

MVP is good but I honestly think Israel could beat mvp and mvp and Irael have been grappling for the same ammount of time

[@MTT-ic3ci]

Muhammed ali took some Ls, still the best boxer to ever breath. The beauty of a loss is the opportunity to define yourself as a man, how you react when your down. But what do i know im just a no body behind a youtube acc haha.peace and love always.

[@alphatrusbensiii8381]

Israel is the best striker in the division but I hope his ground game catches up before he face the top 5 guys

[@Carlito_Brigante]

Trey Bens he's lucky there aren't many high level grapplers in his division. Even the ones that are indeed very high level, like Romero or Jacare, they still prefer to strike. Israel is definitely improving his ground game and I believe he's gonna go far in this division.

[@KD-vq2wt]

Jacare doesn't prefer to strike, he tries to get it to the ground everyfight. Also you've got high level grapples such as Luke and Weidman.

[@MegaJolaus]

Rockhold is done at 185.

[@oOAlexIsEpicOo]

I agree. I think izzy would probably be Whittakers toughest match up atm (except Yoel obviously haha). Whittakers striking, iq and wrestling beats everyone else imo

[@vicepd]

Trey Bens it was top 10 now it’s top 5, pls forget that ranking stuff in relation to Israel. The only real opponent for him is Whittaker. The rest of that division are stats padders for him tbh!

[@sinderkaur1842]

Dead honest & absolutely right about everything he says!

[@kofiasiedu2746]

People hate confidence, then they will call you arrogant

[@payneicecold3000]

People confuse confidence with arrogance all the time. This dude knows he is a bad ass but he also knows he can get better.

[@Ish4MyIggans]

Black and Gold.

[@Greedy22]

Nathan M. LAZER yup💯

[@chowderman43]

Black man is king

[@lrdmiddlefinger]

the boys from nz doing big things!

[@thesupernaturals1070]

southsidesnipers he's Nigerian..

[@str8toko970]

If he was raised in nigeria he would never be here in the ufc he’d probably be starving and homeless. He reps NZ because he knows that so gtfoh with that noise.

[@str8toko970]

Ant Nam ahh fuck up you eatass 🤣🤣🤣🤣you obviously are a casual fight fan. If you had any fight game knowledge you’d know there a whole heap of boxing, muay thai and mma fighters that are elite from NZ you stupid fuck head. And fuck off if i was in a barfight i’d fight a bunch of Nigerians anyday then mess with a bunch of poly/maori/kiwi’s. And im Kiwi and don’t give a fuck if like nz or not just stick to repping nigeria whos best known for running email and phone scams🤣🤣🤣

[@thesupernaturals1070]

Joshua Campbell doesn't really make sense or rational considering new zealand specialises and participates in nearly if not all Olympic events while other countries only specialise in certain events. E.g Nigeria doesn't do gymnastics as an olympic event but new zealand does. Why do you think the us always won the Olympics? Cause they literally take part in every sport which gives em the edge. You're acting as if new zealand is the only country in the world with trainers. If your training was something special why aren't there more actual new zealand born guys in the UFC rather than trying to claim a guy who wasn't even born in nz. The desperation. If UFC or any other organisation actually visited Africa then there'd be no need in moving abroad.

[@str8toko970]

The Supernaturals stop trying to ignore the fact that nigeria is a fucking poor ass country you indenial inbred. NZ never claims shit we just hope izzy realises he wouldn’t be shit without nz except another 3rd world statistic.

[@MTT-ic3ci]

Raised fighting big polynesians in new zealand...he could knock out anyone in the ufc.

[@MTT-ic3ci]

Wucci Mane apologies he was! Ill fix it

[@poplarbar5059]

Except Brad tavares and marvin vettori

[@MTT-ic3ci]

Charles brown agreed my dude. they are a warrior breed. Not to mention Naturally atheletic.

[@MTT-ic3ci]

Skylar Hakim agreed tbh, just saying he (israel) is physically blessed, honed in the streets of new zeland, i feel like he is made for this.

[@chadtep7571]

Auto blipper he has beat the shit out of you until you're holding your head down before and while the decision is announced power. He's a confidence crasher. A career ending type of fighter.

[@justmarcus1399]

Savage belt look good on Black Skin.

[@uglynose__2k60]

Just Marcus that was stupid

[@DrGanja99]

Ugly-nOse__2k Let that salt run deep

[@mybrotha8144]

@@DrGanja99 lol

[@headstashmusic3897]

such a humble guy...

[@christianray1496]

Lol yo Adesanya I watched you before UFC they think you a rookie LMFAO😂😂😂 he a young legend already

[@greatstate58]

damn i want the paulo fight bad but i dont want either star killed off just yet.

[@rbrinks5]

Feel the same way. Let the hype build a bit

[@Trpmanne]

Dana implied they are both going there separate ways to the top

[@voiceofreason9780]

Well it's only a matter of time before Costa screws up his dosage schedule and USADA kills him off.

[@benz431]

john doe finally someone gets it. UFC killing off superstars is what they do best, but hey that’s what makes the UFC the most dominant Organization in the world, the best fight the best, IMO the middleweight division is the best division in the UFC number one, and Darren Till possibly moving up makes the division even better

[@energygod2410]

Now you get the fight 😉

[@dhsu04]

2017 Israel was ranked #6 in kickboxing. He fought in Glory against world class Muay Thai champions. Undefeated in MMA, he's legit AF. He's also undefeated in boxing.

[@mlgpubeboyx9848]

Chia-Chun Hsu he lost his first boxing match and he is undefeated in mma like u said but still u a dumbass

[@joeycoco3261]

this guy will become the champ in both 185 and 205 division within the next 4 years. mark my words!

[@bbjewell1981]

I can see it!!!

[@mattaravena2473]

210 out of the cage

[@greatestofalltime01]

Jon Jones will smoke stylebender

[@princenaseem6123]

Another black hype just like lee and francis

[@TheFlyingFish692]

185 but I doubt 205, Izzy is a hungry lion but the GOAT resides at 205.

[@impekk4ble]

He can’t be compared to Jon Jones, because The Stylebender’s striking is world class Muay Thai. It doesn’t get any better than that folks. He fought at the highest level of kickboxing and only lost four times. I’m not saying Jon is not a high level striker by any means. It just two totally different fighting styles. It’s kind of like comparing Kobe to LeBron. It’s hard because they play different positions.

[@impekk4ble]

Jay Shaw Agree finally a person that understands. 🤜🏼🤛🏼

[@johnboylan3832]

He doesn't do Muay Thai, he does K1 style kickboxing. There is a quite a big difference.

[@johnboylan3832]

Charles Brown Does doing it 'early in his career' equate to having 'world class' Muay Thai? He quite clearly doesn't fight in a Muay Thai style.

[@kabukicho3009]

Andrew Pek Jones is only word class in striking by mma standards in actual muay thai and kickboxing he would be subpar

[@imperialkingdom4821]

And they robbed him clean in some of those fights..Robbery like i've never seen...

[@MrRemixV3]

Where's Paulo in this interview lol. Israel said he was 5ft away from him, and was scared to look.

[@tassospappas8915]

Next ufc super star

[@danakinita9222]

"I'm a velociraptor" haha

[@jaxta86]

Plus some

[@3four4door59]

love the danger tribute at the post interveiw

[@simonmartindefremont7298]

If you're looking for the video Stylebender talked about in the interview of SportsCenter on August the 21st, you're in the right place. The moment with Costa starts at 2:55 !

[@tanjinaafrin2937]

I m here for it too.

[@yvesmartin4788]

"Belt looks good on black skin" My nigga! (Denzel Washington voice) lol.

[@freebones5064]

You can tell he hates it when they keep bringing up the jon jones comparisons. Let him be

[@theyellowboy98]

He's about to be champion

[@unknownhrg8097]

I see no lies...

[@theyellowboy98]

@@unknownhrg8097 no cap

[@omarflvcko]

Mystic mac

[@theyellowboy98]

@@omarflvcko not a doubt in my mind . izzzy a legend

[@toutaipalu9116]

one of the few guys I respect out of ckb doesn't bother or sweat the small stuff like some small minds in that gym, every gym has classy people and every gym like addesanya

[@hermanavila6468]

Came back to say, UFC Middle Weight Champion.

[@kellyokamoto1604]

He's rather self-indulgent. I'd like to see him vs Bones @ LHW. That would be interesting.

[@mustaphaolawale6397]

I love this guy....... Bro you are too much..... Bigger you bro. Keep winning

[@djthevj]

Brett Okamoto great interview man

[@darkmagician1710]

I would honestly say that he's more like Michael Venom Page since both guys come from a kickboxing background and have a similar style. People forget that Jon Jones comes from a wrestling background but got into striking after he started training mma.

[@wjellis504]

Dude talks the talk and walks the walk for sure..i love him

[@husonuso]

He’s respectful and skillful. I support this man.

[@versesquared4945]

Issy can wrestle really well, let that sink in and add it to his superior striking and mind games.

[@hikidunm1582]

Comparisons to JJ are too soon

[@fabiopineda8466]

Hikidun M yeah, let's see if this guy use roids too.

[@ajayws1377]

Fabio Pineda Roids? He needs to do coke first.

[@ishakaimen1576]

Why is he even compared to JJ? They have completely different styles

[@tugworldwide6472]

I don’t even think they fight similar😂 just 2 lengthy black guys that kick ass

[@Majed_ashraf]

I absolutely love this new "Tony Ferguson is the type of guy" comments 😂😂😂😂

[@marcabramsky1736]

Like his mentality. Not arrogant. Just confident. No drama. A man who knows he is talented and lets be honest. He is. No he is not JJ. JJ was a Greco Roman Expert. What they do the same is use their leverage. This fellow is incredibly fast. Yes he keeps his hands at his side like Roy Jones Jr. did. You remember how good he was. You can't hit hit what you can't catch or see. However the UFC favors a good ground game. You need all the tools like JJ, Mighty Mouse or Khabib to really shine. These are guys that make the very difficult look easy. I like IA and he should shine. The "greatest" is about time. We'll see.

[@loganwilliams8675]

Can't wait to see what kind of weapons he unleashes against Costa.

[@oblizkin1481]

*"im not a t rex, im a pterodactyl"* 😂

[@jiggs4138]

Who’s here after the Adesanya Costa Sportscenter interview

[@jawuan8521]

He just made a fan outta me

[@FunchalAveiro]

I can't wait to see him next. And the scary thing is, he is improving alot after every fight. I'm hoping Till moves up to 185. I think we will Till vs Adesanya in 2019? Let's hope.

[@sasastojan5306]

Lets see what you can do with Rockhold Romero or Robert

[@Wuisini]

I hate when people compare up n comers with legends! Like “he’s the next Messi” “the next Ronaldo “ “the next Anderson Silva” .

[@midofmidlife]

Just heard about this guy. Love the energy.

[@JamaaLS]

Jones would annihilate this man, even if they were in the same weight class

[@okaydudes]

so if jones cut all the way down to his weight and lost his power he would annihilate him? looooooool

[@MicahB]

Censoring this is outrageous!

[@sjcobra84]

Savage. Wouldn't mind seen Mr Adesanya and Mr Hooker amp up in weight class. Either light heavyweight, or heavyweight. They both have the height and builds for it.

[@liamlaidlerlaidler5638]

He has the perfect mindset dedication and talent to be the goat in years to come he’s already good enough for the top 5 if not better in his first three ufc fights

[@vishaalnarayan123]

dude is almost 30... Jon Jones accomplished the world at 23

[@lpfjgoldie6624]

Easy when you come from New York and not from the other side of the world. Hope this helps. (Not saying he is better than Jones)

[@kimjong-un844]

@WeBron age is just a number

[@jojodawide3097]

WeBron DoubleyouBron he accomplished a lot in kickboxing too he wasn’t fighting mama but look how much he accomplished in just over a year

[@unoob126]

Like how Izzy said about Jon wanting him now rather then later ... same goes for him and Paula???

[@joblacco640]

“The belt looks good on black skin that’s it” 😂💯✊🏾🤣😅 That was amazing I’m sorry

[@JuanRuiz-ji6ug]

I like what he said about the belt tho... he’s got the right attitude.

[@energygod2410]

Izzy is a magician

[@justme3858]

thats a good mindset

[@BillBui_]

Kickboxing, boxing and now MMA. Israel is beast in any sport

[@ferguskavanagh1170]

Dude is the real deal. Charisma too

[@kainefernandez298]

I been watching this guy since his 1st fight in UFC and he's my new favriot fighter

[@greigsanderson]

Refer to him as the cleaner or the aftershave guy in the bathroom shouting " No splash.......no gash " who are you?

[@rolo2sexy820]

Adesanya + Costa = fireworks baybay 🎆🎆

[@cynthiabasterrechea3687]

Next champ! Dude is a future star! Soo much Anderson Silva and Jon Jones in him. Two legends! So that's incredible. Love the confidence.

[@galloditerachina2092]

You got my respect borother..israel he's name mean power

[@realisrealite5554]

I'd like to see John and him in the octagon.

[@KINGRODP]

John is too big. Its like Tyson vs. Roy Jones.

[@4evertony1]

He's a true "Style Bender". He's awesome.

[@gibbledman]

This guy is dangerous. I think he could be one of the next great champions in the ufc. Hope he gets his shot in the next 2 or 3 fights

[@joemontano6956]

This guy reminds me more of MVP then JBJ! Gr8 striking, but can he “GRAPPLE”!!!

[@williamingram5540]

Floyd said the same thing about the "experts" he's said "how can you be an expert in something you've never done. You can't be a computer expert if you've never worked on computers."

[@Baker4life777]

this guy has confidence and doesn't care about the belt

[@j.wat.3437]

Don't talk JBJ son. Respect yes. Admire yes, but fight no!

[@shivendrasaxena7192]

U guys are easily impressed.. I think.. 🔥 🔥

[@YudazOwn]

Yup.. Got a new fan

[@BERNARDO712]

It's so odd the way that Black guys have taken over the top level of the sport.

[@princewembo8905]

Bernardo Brito Lol

[@darrellarnold25]

Tyron Woodley is the only real black champion according to a black associate of mines. Apparently, you're not Black enough if you lay down and or give your life earnings to a white woman/system. Jones, DC, MM and so on.

[@ibuck6552]

Bernardo Brito it's not odd most are better fighters

[@jonnybravo7641]

Lol Whittaker? Khabib? Volkov? Stipe? Paulo? Gus?

[@nottheaveragejoe8718]

Jonny Bravo umm how many of those names are the champs at the moment idiot😂😂

[@mattsherv1986]

If Hall was picking Costa apart with that jab, Styles will light up his ass, followed with a few kicks. He is a better, rangyer, faster and more heartier version of Urijah Hall. Time for Costa to loose his 0

[@honestmenace2761]

They aint giving this guy costa yet....they're both beginning to be crowd pleasers. I reckon they'll see each other when they're both in top 5. Its all about squeezing enough blood sweat and tears from the fighters and enough money from the fans before they get that dreaded L. Adesanya would have costa now and later imo because Adesanya is young, better striker, more versatile, has more depth and scope for adapting and improvement. Ultimately, i reckon Adesanya is going to become the cash cow over costa unless the fight is in Brazil. Adesanya needs to change his first name though - you'd expect him to be a fascist or a terrorist!

[@RTX_Remix]

Only hate.. when he can't back it up.

[@addinhowtobasic]

Adesanya knew he messed up when he realized veloceraptors are miniature t-rexes...

[@SuperRnine]

Want to see him fight anybody form top 5. He better work on his take down defense. Only stand up fighter is Whittaker. I can't see anyone beating him after he beat Romero both times with an early injury.

[@srinivaspillai4622]

Speak intelligently and confidently, best wishes, God bless.

[@jakes2503]

Dana White said that Paulo Costa probably won't be his next fight. Anyone wonder why? Adesanya just beat a guy ranked higher than him. Is Dana thinking of him fighting someone ranked higher than Costa?

[@edvenuto9614]

People jealous so they try to hate. They like people to fail.

[@shashidhararao8943]

Adesanyas body and mind very tactical and powerful and speed.

[@aronhudson1437]

Everybody's in UFC going to lose this kid is no different period

[@unoob126]

Minus Khabib, Inshallah

[@marcostorres2329]

I like his confidence. He doesn't do all that extra bullshit like the rest of the try hards trying to be like Conor. I honestly won't be able to pick a favorite if he ends up fighting Costa though. Both guys are good, Adesanya seems to have a higher fight IQ though.

[@the.shotgun.approach]

"He's a T-Rex (Paul Acosta), I'm a Velociraptor,"...huh??

[@alkapone2676]

Reporter:how u feel about all the Jon Jones comparisons Him:man's not hot I am

[@wagnerp1213]

I hope this dude can hold his own against Romero and Whitaker cause of John Jones absence he will be the new one. He doesn't give a damn about a belt? That's deep! Hold on to your legacy bro.

[@saintmarvellousmarvellous3805]

Israel I have been waiting and praying for you immediately after ur fight with silver

[@energygod2410]

Izzy called it all and beat Costa easily

[@alejandrocarmona5798]

Anyone else here after okamoto and Ariels 253 weigh in show?

[@kestercrown6732]

Venom vs stylebender needs to happen!!!

[@matchingfingerprints]

Future champ

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

I would love to see him and jones fight. Two of the best surgeons.

[@igwechibuikeoscar8593]

UFC should Make this fight happen please.

[@bluecat6902]

been a fan of him for a long time... and its still surprising for me that he went to ufc... i thought he was gonna fight in glory for a while then make an occasional appearance in bellator.

[@d_skrilla6479]

I feel him man id hate to be compared EVERY single time i get talked to. Like fuck off im me let me live..after im done compare all you want. But sheesh let him be Israel.

[@dunnageman1yunus863]

LMAO @ "Belts look good on black skin tho that's about it" Love it

[@crazymonk3y1298]

Love this dude loved watching him for the first time

[@johnjordan4310]

This guy is a true fighter. i know i'am a fighter