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Alex Pattle

Israel Adesanya urges ‘patience’ amid UFC 300 rumours

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Israel Adesanya has urged ‘patience’ amid rumours that his break from MMA could be short lived, and that he could headline UFC 300 in April.

Adesanya last fought in September, losing the middleweight title to Sean Strickland in one of the biggest upsets in UFC history. After that bout, the Nigerian-born New Zealander said he would be taking a prolonged break from MMA. While Adesanya has since suggested that his hiatus will be briefer than fans first assumed, he has now downplayed the idea that he could return in April.

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