Israel Adesanya: Nigerian-born Stylebender gets mural in New Zealand

Nigerian-born Stylebender Israel Adesanya gets a mural in New Zealand.

Israel Adesanya: Nigerian-born Stylebender gets mural in New Zealand

Tosin Abayomi 18:30 - 23.05.2024

Nigerian-born Stylebender Israel Adesanya gets a mural in New Zealand.

New Zealand professional mixed martial artist of Nigerian descent Israel Mobolaji Adesanya is back on the trends.

The 34-year-old is trending for his activities off the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) octagon.

Israel Adesanya gets mural in New Zealand

The completed artwork in central Auckland features New Zealand mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya.

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For weeks, street artist Owen Dippie has been working on the massive painting in a Victoria Street parking lot.

The Bay of Plenty artist Dippie is well-known worldwide for his enormous portraits, many of which climb the walls of enormous structures.

Adesanya, a Nigerian-born UFC champion currently residing in New Zealand, was raised in Whanganui for 13 years, where he developed a passion for mixed martial arts under Derek Broughton's guidance.

Nigerian-born Stylebender Israel Adesanya gets a mural in New Zealand.
Nigerian-born Stylebender Israel Adesanya gets a mural in New Zealand.

After losing the championship he had won back in April in an unexpected fight in Sydney to American Sean Strickland, the former two-time middleweight champion declared in October that he would be taking a long vacation from the sport.

Since entering the scene in February 2018 with the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the world, Adesanya has made it a mission to be a competitive fighter. In 2019, he won UFC gold, and he kept fighting everyone.

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