Israel Adesanya has been told by UFC legend Georges St-Pierre that being a champion gets worse with every fight.
Adesanya looks to make the sixth defence his middleweight title against former kickboxing rival Alex Pereira, at UFC 281 In New York on November 12. The Nigerian-born New Zealander has been criticised by fans for his "boring" performances, with many spectators spotted leaving the venue before the final round of his latest title defence in July.
It's the same criticism that St-Pierre, who is considered one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, faced when he reigned as welterweight champion in the promotion for several years. St-Pierre, who retired from fighting in 2013 but made one-off comeback fight to win the middleweight title against Michael Bisping in 2017, recently had dinner with Adesanya and told him the pressure of being a champion only gets worse from fight to fight.
