Former two-time UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya disregarded retirement discuss after he suffered his fourth consecutive loss.
Adesanya was completed within the second spherical by Joe Pyfer in Seattle on Saturday evening, following earlier defeats to Sean Strickland, Dricus du Plessis and Nassourdine Imavov.
The 36-year-old’s most up-to-date victory got here again in 2023 in opposition to Alex Pereira, when he avenged a loss from 5 months earlier, however he insists he’s not carried out but.
Talking in his post-fight interview, Adesanya mentioned: “You keep going. Again and again and again and again and again. I’m not f****** leaving.
“You will by no means cease me. I would get beat, however I will at all times stay undefeated.”
Pyfer: Adesanya the perfect middleweight of all time
Adesanya – who has now been stopped inside the space 3 times in a row – began off nicely in defence and landed some leg kicks.
However he was quickly rocked by a left hook, a physique shot and a proper hand, with the referee then stepping in when he was thrown to the mat by Pyfer and struck from the again.
Adesanya (proper) and Pyfer battle on the bottom
Pyfer mentioned: “Izzy is not the most powerful guy in the world, we know that, but he’s one of the highest fight IQ champions of all time.
“There’s no one higher. In my e-book, he is the perfect middleweight of all time. I really like you as a champion, love you as an individual.”
Adesanya added: “I anticipated the perfect Joe Pyfer. I knew this was his greatest battle ever. I anticipated his greatest and he introduced the perfect.
“I said coming into this fight, it’s been 13 months [since I last competed]. I wanted to feel like I’d been in a fight.
“He gave me simply that.”
