President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya on his knockout win over Alex Pereira to reclaim the middleweight crown at UFC 287 in Miami.
Adesanya downed the Brazilian in the second round in what he described as a ‘sweet revenge’ at his only UFC defeat at middleweight to the same opponent in November 2022.
Reacting to his victory, Tinubu lauded the ‘Stylebender’ for always believing in himself and for making Nigeria proud.
He wrote, ”Congratulations to Isreal Adesanya on reclaiming the UFC Middleweight Title. He never stopped believing in himself and we did not stop believing in him.”
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Recalled that INFORMATION NIGERIA reported that Israel Adesanya didn’t take long after defeating Alex Pereira to send a warning to other middleweights.
During the post-fight interview, the Nigerian-born star turned his attention to a fellow African middleweight, though he didn’t mention him by name.
Adesanya said he didn’t want to give the fighter any clout by mentioning his name, but that he needed to choose his words more wisely when referring to those who paved the way for him.
