Israel Adesanya was put through his paces by fellow UFC champion and teammate Alexander Volkanovski during a recent training session.
Adesanya, 33, is preparing to make the sixth defence of his middleweight belt at UFC 281 in New York on November 12 when he fights former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira. The pair have fought twice in kickboxing but never in MMA, as Pereira won a controversial split decision in their first meeting before brutally knocking out Adesanya in their rematch.
Both men are currently training at City Kickboxing in New Zealand, with a recent video has now emerged of Volkanovski briefly securing a takedown on Adesanya. The middleweight champion appeared to attempt a flying triangle, but Volkanovski quickly turned the submission attempt into a successful takedown of his own as the pair then laugh and shake hands.
