Though it was shamefully under-promoted, one of the most hyped UFC debuts in recent memory occurred last night on the UFC 221 undercard, as “The Last Style Bender” Israel Adesanya stepped into the Octagon for the first time.<\/p>\n
Despite a tough first round, throughout which he was taken down and controlled by his opponent Rob Wilkinson, Adesanya ultimately made good on his debut, gaining control of the fight in the second, and unleashing a hellacious beating en route to an impressive TKO win. He’s now 12-0 overall.<\/p>\n
With this win, Adesanya immediately stands out as one of the most hyped prospects on the UFC roster \u2013 and he seems to know it.<\/p>\n
Recently, the kickboxing export compared his singing with the UFC to the promotion’s signing of pro wrestling star CM Punk<\/a>.<\/p>\n ☄🦄☄ You are looking at the @ufc ‘s biggest signee since CM Punk…hashtag noshade Issa big deal, but not really…Imma keep the same energy, do the same ting, in a different cage #thisaintmyfirstrodeo #metamorphosis #UFC<\/a><\/p>\n A post shared by Israel Adesanya<\/a> (@stylebender) on \n