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Celebrity Buzz Born in Lagos, raised in Rotorua, two-time UFC champion: Israel Adesanya, “The Last Stylebender”
Israel Adesanya was born in Lagos, the eldest of five children, and moved with his family to Rotorua, New Zealand, at 10. A former kickboxer, he joined the UFC in 2018, became middleweight champion in 2019 by beating Robert Whittaker, lost the title to Alex Pereira in 2022 and won it back in 2023.
