Israel Adesanya is a UFC star and challenges fans to unravel his new tattoos. After more work on his neck and face, he and his followers have solved the puzzle.
Israel Adesanya, former champion of the UFC has shared his latest tattoos via social media. He challenged fans to discover their meaning.
Adesanya, 33 years old, has been busy getting new tattoos since his devastating loss to Alex Pereira, UFC 281 – showing a new neckpiece and a tattoo over his left eye as well as one below his right eye.
Israel Adesanya, former champion of the UFC has shared his new tattoos via social media. He challenged fans to interpret their meanings
Adesanya (33), has been busy with new ink after his shocking loss to Alex Pereira, arch-rival at UFC 281 — revealing a new neckpiece, a tattoo above and one below his left eye.
‘The Last Stylebender’, who regularly does Q&As with his fans on social media, quizzed followers about their meaning – and they were quick to get involved.
One fan wrote a direct message to the ex-midweight king, identifying his neckpiece as an ancient Egyptian deity Montu. He was a god of war. Adesanya said, ‘Now I know what it means.
One fan sent Adesanya a direct message, identifying the neckpiece as an ancient Egyptian god of war deity Montu. Adesanya said, ‘Now that I know what it means,’
Adesanya revealed the new lettering above the eye and posted the inspiring quote: “The old version must die before your life can begin!” A dragon emoji was also included.
The Arabic lettering reads ‘dragon’. The video shows the inspiration behind the tattoo’s placement. It also includes a quick image of Gaara, an anime character from the series Naruto, who has a tattoo over his eyebrow.
It is unclear what the tiny tattoo beneath his right eye means, but eagle-eyed followers will be able to identify its meaning as more photos are taken.
Adesanya, who was 22 years old when he received his first tattoo, expressed concern about how his Nigerian parents would respond. He has had many tattoos since then, some of which are inspired by his favorite anime characters.
Adesanya, 22, was 22 when his first tattoo was done. Adesanya has received many tattoos over the years, including some inspired by his favorite anime characters.
The former champion will hope to win his title again in 2023, after being brutally defeated and deposed by Alex Pereira via a fifth-round TKO while ahead of all three judges’ scorecards.
The Kiwi star was able to defend five middleweight titles during his time at the top.
The former champion will hope to win his title again in 2023, after being brutally defeated and deposed by Alex Pereira (pictured), via fifth-round TKO while ahead of all three judges’ scorecards
Pereira’s world title victory over Adesanya was commemorated with a tattoo. He posted a video in which he got a UFC belt inked on his right bicep.
Pereira and Adesanya should fight again for the middleweight title sometime in early to mid-2023.
