{"id":327934,"date":"2019-10-10T19:35:08","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T02:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=327934"},"modified":"2019-10-10T19:35:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T02:35:08","slug":"video-watch-israel-adesanyas-family-corner-react-to-his-title-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/video-watch-israel-adesanyas-family-corner-react-to-his-title-win\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | Watch Israel Adesanya&#8217;s family, corner react to his title win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia, Israel Adesanya captured the UFC middleweight title with a second-round stoppage of Robert Whittaker. To say his friends, family and training partners were excited about his victory would be a huge understatement.<\/p>\n<p>On UFC 243 episode of the UFC&#8217;s popular <em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0-q1xeBsbtI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Thrill and the Agony<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>series, we get an up-close look at how those close to Adesanya reacted to his historic victory in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>See it below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 243: The Thrill and the Agony - Sneak Peek\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0-q1xeBsbtI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With his victory over Robert Whittaker, Israel Adesanya now has his sights set on undefeated UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa. The pair jawed at each other after the UFC 243 main event, and are expected to fight in early 2020 \u2014 potentially <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-vs-paulo-costa-targeted-for-march-ppv-in-las-vegas\/\">in March in Las Vegas.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Costa is at the forefront of Adesanya&#8217;s focus, the new middleweight champion has also been teasing a fight with Jon Jones. The pair have become heated rivals, and could well fight sometime in <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-says-he-will-fight-jon-jones-in-2021-at-vegas-raiders-stadium\/\">the near future.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t say he\u2019s the ultimate, but he\u2019s definitely a boss on the game I want to play against,\u201d Adesanya told The Mac Life recently of a fight with Jones. \u201cRaider Stadium, Las Vegas, that\u2019s where it\u2019s going to happen. I decided in July when I was in Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The middleweight division, it\u2019s getting stacked,&#8221; Adesanya added. &#8220;I like Cannonier right now, [Paulo] Costa I have to take care of, and a few others, I\u2019m saying 2021 [vs Jones]. I\u2019m fighting. Probably early, yeah. The way I fight, six fights in 18 months, obviously I had a long break. It\u2019s harder when you become champion, so much weight to move fast, yeah, we\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What was your reaction when Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker to win middleweight gold at UFC 243 in Melbourne last weekend?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 10\/11\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 243 in Melbourne, Australia, Israel Adesanya captured the UFC middleweight title with a second-round stoppage of Robert Whittaker. To say his friends, family and training partners were excited about his victory would be a huge understatement. 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