Israel Adesanya net worth and salary

Israel Adesanya is a professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with a net worth of around $10 million in 2023. As of 21 March 2023, Adesanya was ranked #1 in the UFC middleweight rankings, and as of March 21, 2023, he is #5 in the UFC mens pound-for-pound rankings. How rich is he?

Israel Adesanya is a professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with a net worth of around $10 million in 2023. As of 21 March 2023, Adesanya was ranked #1 in the UFC middleweight rankings, and as of March 21, 2023, he is #5 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings. How rich is he? How much is he paid? Let’s find out.

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Israel Adesanya Biography

Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Adesanya was the eldest of five children. His parents, Oluwafemi and Taiwo, were both professionals, with his father an accountant and his mother a nurse. Adesanya attended Chrisland School, Opebi, where he enrolled in the Taekwondo after-school club until an injury forced his mother to remove him from the club.

In 1999, Adesanya and his family relocated to Ghana for 10 months, but eventually settled in Rotorua, New Zealand, when he was 10 years old. He attended Rotorua Boys’ High School but was not interested in sports during his high school years. Instead, he was interested in Japanese anime such as Death Note and the manga series Naruto. Adesanya was bullied during his high school years, which he attributes to his decision to pursue martial arts later in life.

In May 2010, Adesanya won the first fight of his seven-fight winning streak, defeating Tim Atonio by unanimous decision. He went on to win his next six fights, fighting almost exclusively with Wu Lin Feng in China. His winning streak earned him a place in the 2014 Kunlun Fight 80 kg tournament, held during Kunlun Fight 2. He lost the semifinal bout against Simon Marcus by an extra-round split decision.

Adesanya made his Glory debut at Glory 15, when he faced Filip Verlinden, but lost the fight by unanimous decision. However, the two of them fought a rematch at Glory of Heroes 3, two years after their first fight, with Adesanya winning a unanimous decision. Adesanya won five of his next six fights, including victories over Yousri Belgaroui and Bogdan Stoica. His only loss during this period came at the hands of future GLORY Middleweight champion Alex Pereira, who won by unanimous decision.

Adesanya participated in the 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament, where he won the tournament with a split decision victory over Yousri Belgaroui. He fought Jason Wilnis for the Glory Middleweight championship at Glory 37: Los Angeles, but Wilnis won the fight by unanimous decision, although the result was considered controversial.

Israel Adesanya’s last kickboxing fight before transitioning to MMA was a rematch with Alex Pereira at Glory of Heroes 7, which Pereira won by knockout. Adesanya then faced Kelvin Gastelum for the interim UFC Middleweight Championship on April 13, 2019, in the co-main event of UFC 236. He won the back-and-forth fight via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 48-46, earning him the Fight of the Night award. This fight was widely regarded as the best fight of the year and earned the nomination from most of the MMA news outlets.

Adesanya then faced Robert Whittaker in a title unification bout on October 6, 2019, headlining UFC 243 for the UFC Middleweight Championship. After a knockdown in the last second of the first round, Adesanya won the fight via knockout in the second round, earning him his fourth Performance of the Night award.

Aside from MMA and kickboxing, Adesanya also had a brief stint in professional boxing. He entered the inaugural cruiserweight Super 8 Boxing Tournament in November 2014 and suffered a controversial loss via unanimous decision.

Israel Adesanya’s net worth and salary

Adesanya’s net worth in 2023 is currently around $10 million. He is one of the wealthiest and earns close to $10 million.

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