Overview
- Israel Adesanya told fans this week on his YouTube channel that when he decides to retire from MMA he will not mount a comeback and intends the retirement to be final.
- The two‑time UFC middleweight champion is in a career‑worst slump with four straight losses, including stoppages to Joe Pyfer, Nassourdine Imavov and Dricus Du Plessis.
- After leaving longtime home City Kickboxing, Adesanya has been training in Sydney with Alexander Volkanovski as part of an effort to halt his skid and prepare for another fight.
- He has consulted veterans such as Georges St‑Pierre and Daniel Cormier, saying those conversations helped reassure him he can build a secure post‑fighting life.
- Adesanya described concrete post‑career ambitions including acting, producing content, entering poker and seeking periodic risky adventures, and he said he once turned down major film roles to defend titles.