UFC champion Israel Adesanya's competitiveness inside the octagon starts before a fight even gets underway.
At the start of every fight, middleweight king Adesanya usually puts his hand on top of his opponent's fist instead of touching gloves. 'The Last Stylebender' said this is a strategic way to not give his opponent any indication of his range before the fight starts.
"I don't touch gloves, when the fight starts I don't touch gloves," Adesanya said on 'Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson. "That's the first point of contact, you establish the range right away. I don't want to touch gloves, I'll establish the range my own way, I don't want to give them an inch at all.
