Adesanya Stuck In A ‘Weird Paradox’ In Melbourne

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“When you’re coming up, if I came into a place like this, I was like, ‘When I get money I’m gonna get that, when I get money I’m gonna get this.’ But now that I have the money, an…

UFC 243 Whittaker v Adesanya: Open Workouts

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“When you’re coming up, if I came into a place like this, I was like, ‘When I get money I’m gonna get that, when I get money I’m gonna get this.’ But now that I have the money, and I got the time, people want to give it to me for free! It’s a fucking weird paradox.” — Israel Adesanya on shopping as a celebrity in Melbourne.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to roll out its UFC 243 “Embedded” video blog for the upcoming “Whittaker vs. Adesanya” pay-per-view (PPV) event on ESPN+, scheduled for Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on Sun., Oct. 6, 2019 (airing stateside on Sat., Oct. 5, due to the considerable discrepancy in time zones).

Missed Ep. 3? No worries, you can watch the replay right here.

I’ll let the promotion break down this latest edition:

On Episode 4 of UFC 243 Embedded, middleweight champion Robert Whittaker daydreams about sweets on his way to a photo shoot at Marvel Stadium. UFC 243 athletes and teammates Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker and Brad Riddell continue to train together. Interim middleweight champion Adesanya drives a luxury car to meet with fans and a street artist. Lightweight Al Iaquinta is joined by his legendary coaches Matt Serra and Ray Longo. UFC 243 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the middleweight title unification bout taking place Saturday, October 5th.

UFC 243 is headlined by the middleweight title unification bout pitting reigning division champion, Robert Whittaker, against current interim 185-pound titleholder, Israel Adesanya. In the lightweight co-main event, “Ragin’” Al Iaquinta collides with hometown hero, Dan “The Hangman” Hooker.

For the rest of the UFC 243 fight card and line up click here.