WATCH: Israel Adesanya Details Suffering Injury Prior to UFC 287: UFC News: We may not have been aware of this fact. But it looks like it wasn’t just Alex Pereira who had been injured before the rematch of UFC 287. Israel Adesanya received injuries too just 13 days ahead of the scheduled match date. Follow UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Israel Adesanya and his younger brother David in a video discuss everything related to UFC 287 where Adesanya reveals a breaking news and says with a laugh,” That was tough”.
Israel Adesanya Details Suffering Injury Prior to UFC 287 Rematch Against Alex Pereira- ‘That Was Tough’
Weeks before the UFC 287 Adesanya has a Shark Tank spar which was tough and on the next day Adesanya had a hard spar. Adesanya had been participating in spars without taking proper rest. This constant training made him tired.
Israel Adesanya says that he was so determined to win the fight against Alex Pereira that no matter how tired he was, he just wanted to push through it and get his desired goal. Adesanya’s strength coach Abiola Beckley whom he calls the strongest and the best man in the camp got him ready to fight UFC 287.
Adesanya says, that even his coach had mentioned Cognitive Fatigue which meant Adesanya looked tired. But during the friendly spar. He couldn’t defend himself well. Adesanya says that normally it wouldn’t be possible for his opponents to get hold of him, so easily but that particular day he could feel the fatigue in his muscles due to the previous spar he had in Shark Tank.
WATCH: Israel Adesanya Details Suffering Injury Prior to UFC 287 Rematch Against Alex Pereira- ‘That Was Tough’
Adesanya while looking at the video says that he now feels like he should have taken the morning off. This way he could have avoided the injury he received at his knees and back. A week before the fight with Alex Pereira. Adesanya sprained his ankle and had to undergo an ice bath and numerous physiotherapies, ultrasounds, magnets, taping and many more just to keep himself ready to face the upcoming bout.
Adesanya says that it is normal for every fighter to receive injuries but irrespective of that, a true fighter will continue with what is expected of him which is to deliver the best fight the arena has ever seen.
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