Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is on the verge of competing in his first non-title fight in six years, but says everything still feels the same.
After back-to-back losses in title fights with heated builds, Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) is relatively at peace with the outcomes, especially his last outing against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305. Adesanya and Du Plessis had a viral, yet ugly, racially-charged face-to-face at UFC 290, which set the tone for their fight.
