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Israel Adesanya is finally reacting to his stunning loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293.
On Wednesday night, Adesanya posted a video to his YouTube channel in which he gives thoughts on his performance that caused him to lose the title.
According to Adesanya, the fight felt like a “bad dream,” and for whatever reason, he couldn’t get things going.
“Like a bad dream, One of those where you, not even a nightmare. A nightmare is like, ‘Oh s–t. F–k.’ A nightmare, you’re scared. I was just like, you try to hit the guy, and it just felt like noodle arms. Like, ‘What the f–k.’ It just felt like a bad dream. Feeling it and watching it were completely different. I called Eugene (Bareman) right after and we talked and the same thing. We’re quietly confident.”
The former middleweight champion says he doesn’t care about winning belts anymore and is just going to fight for fun from now on.
“The belt’s never mattered to me. I mean, it does obviously, but how many times have I said it’s just a fancy tiara that brings more money and this and that, rah, rah, rah,” “That belt’s just a nice accessory. I’ve already got belts, I have many belts. I’m just going to do it again, just for fun. Just for fun.”
You can watch Adesanya’s breakdown of the fight below.