Israel Adesanya watched UFC Atlanta from the comfort of his couch to support his former “Three Kings” stablemate Kamaru Usman. “The Nigerian Nightmare” captured a five-round unanimous decision victory over Joaquin Buckley, with Adesanya directing some rather unflattering commentary toward “New Mansa.”
The ex-middleweight champion admitted he may just be a “hater.”
YouTube. “Something about him just f**king annoys me. Coolest thing he’s ever done is that kick and I respect that. I’m just trying to chill, talk, and he’s like rapping to me. Every single time. He’s just so f**king annoying. At one point, I literally just walked away as he was talking, and I think he didn’t like that, so then he went against me since then but f**k the dude. Maybe I’m a hater bro, maybe I’m just a hater.”
Adesanya was referring to this hall-of-fame worthy highlight reel.
“Hate the farmer that took yo belt (expletive) not me,” Buckley, 31, replied on social media. “Stand on business ‘bout Africa or China or wherever the f*ck you from b*tch.”
losing to Nassourdine Imavov by way of technical knockout in the UFC Saudi Arabia main event. His loss to “The Sniper” marked the third straight for “The Last Stylebender,” who is not yet booked to make his Octagon return.
Adesanya vs. Buckley … who wants it?
