Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya suffered a fourth consecutive loss on Saturday in the UFC Seattle main event. “The Last Stylebender” was stopped in the second round by rising contender Joe Pyfer.
Four losses in a row is a difficult position for any fighter. Some have suggested the 36 year-old Adesanya give retirement serious consideration, but he has no intention of hanging up the gloves just yet.
“You keep going, again and again and again and again and again,” Adesanya said when asked how he moves forward from here in his Octagon Interview with Daniel Cormier.
“I’m not f*cking leaving. You will never stop me. I might get beaten, but I’ll always remain undefeated.”
Adesanya won the 185-pound championship at UFC 236 in April 2019 by defeating late replacement Kelvin Gastelum. He successfully defend the belt five times before losing to Alex Pereira at UFC 281 in November 2022. He’d get revenge with Pereira in the rematch at UFC 287 in April 2023 becoming the first two-time UFC middleweight titleholder.