Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is on the verge of competing in his first non-title fight in six years, but says everything still feels the same. After back-to-back losses in title fights with heated builds, Adesanya (24-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) is relatively at peace with the outcomes, especially his last outing against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305. Adesanya and Du Plessis had a viral, yet ugly, racially-charged face-to-face at UFC 290, which set the tone for their fight. “No, not at all,” said when asked if the loss to Du Plessis stung more than others (via Adesayna’s YouTube channel ). “I did my best, and I was in pretty good shape. … The Dricus fight, I was in great shape
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