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‘I love my people but the government is corrupt’ – Adesanya on possibility of UFC fight in Nigeria

‘I love my people but the government is corrupt’ – Adesanya on possibility of UFC fight in Nigeria

Nigeria-born UFC fighter Israel Adesanya is still eager for the UFC Africa event despite losing his UFC middleweight belt in November. The 33-year-old lost his middleweight belt to Brazilian Alex Pereira following a fifth-round knockout in their fight at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. The defeat was his first at the middleweight level and just the second of his inspiring MMA career so...