Israel Adesanya Breaks Silence After Losing Middleweight Belt to Sean Strickland

• Israel Adesanya has broken his silence after his surprise loss at UFC 293
• Adesanya was beaten by Sean Strickland in the main event for the title
• Adesanya promised to address fans once he took some time for himself

Israel Adesanya remains in high spirits despite his defeat at UFC 293.

The Nigerian-born Kiwi took on America’s Sean Strickland in the main event for the Middleweight title.

Despite going in as the favourite, Adesanya failed to find his range against Strickland and came off second best in many of the exchanges.

As noted by DAZN, Strickland shocked the world as he won the fight by unanimous decision and became the new champion in the process.

The Last Stylebender didn’t stick around in the Octagon after the fight to share his thoughts but has since broken his silence. Taking to social media after the event, Izzy posted a video to address the loss.

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The Last Stylebender, who was in a vehicle with family, showed off some of the damage he sustained during the fight, updating his fans on his condition.

He said that while he hated losing, he loved living, and he was thriving. Izzy that he would address the people at a later stage, but that he had to put himself first now.

The loss was Adesanya’s second in just three fights. Strickland’s knockdown of him in round one was also the first time he had been knocked down in his UFC career.

Fans react to Adesanya's loss

Israel Adesanya’s second reign as UFC middleweight king is over after a stunning loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on Sunday.

Adesanya lost via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 49-46 in favour of Strickland.

Fans took to social media to react to Adesanya’s shock loss in Australia, Sports Brief reported.

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Strickland defeats Adesanya at UFC 293

Sean Strickland is the new UFC Middleweight champion.

The American fighter produced one of the biggest upsets in modern-day UFC history as he defeated Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision to claim the belt in the main event of UFC 293.

The former champion failed to find his range during the fight and struggled against Strickland's power, Sports Brief reported.