Israel Adesanya Visits White Garment Church After Loss to Du Plessis, Sprays Money

Israel Adesanya Visits White Garment Church After Loss to Du Plessis, Sprays Money

  • Israel Adesanya is vacationing in Nigeria after losing his UFC 305 title fight to Dricus Du Plessis
  • The South African submitted the Last Stylebender in the fourth round of the fight
  • Adesanya was spotted at a white garment church observing his Sunday service in Nigeria

Israel Adesanya is enjoying his vacation in Nigeria and was spotted at a white garment church on Sunday, observing service and making locals happy in the process.

Adesanya lost his middleweight title fight against Dricus Du Plessis in an all-African fight at UFC 305 after he was submitted in the final seconds of the fourth round.

Israel Adesanya during his entrance for his fight against Dricus Du Plessis.
Israel Adesanya during his entrance for his fight against Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305. Photo by Paul Kane.
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As noted by Al Jazeera, it was his third loss in four fights and the first time he had been submitted in his career, making the fight an unusual low for the Nigerians.

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Adesanya sprays money in church

The Last Stylebender flew into his home country of Nigeria days after the fight and has enjoyed travelling across different locations and cities since his arrival.

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As seen in a video shared on his Instagram story and recirculated on social media, the UFC fight was seen at a Celestial Church of Christ observing Sunday service and spraying money for the singers.

It was not the first time he had been spotted in a white garment church. Last year, he was seen at a celestial church, which is believed to be in Miami, United States.

Fans welcome Adesanya to Nigeria

Legit.ng also reported that fans welcomed Adesanya to Nigeria at Lagos International Airport with drums and music after the fighter arrived in his home country.

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Even though he has mostly been in Lagos, he has visited different places, including his hometown of Esa-Oke, a town in Osun State, in South West Nigeria.

Du Plessis apologises to Adesanya's family

Legit.ng reported that Du Plessis apologised to Adesanya's parents after beating their son in the middleweight title bout at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia.

The South African engaged in trash-talking with the Nigerian during the pre-match conference, questioning his origin, which brought him to tears. Dricus met with the family and apologised.

Source: Legit.ng

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Elijah Odetokun (Sports Editor) Elijah Odetokun is a Nigerian sports editor at Legit NG. He has four years of working experience having previously worked at Daily Times Nigeria (August 2020 - September 2020), OmaSports (December 2020 - June 2021), El Futbolero (July 2021; September 2021- November 2021), and Sports Brief (November 2022 - July 2024). He is a press conference and interview specialist and has attended trainings held by Reuters, AIPS, and FIJ. He holds a Bachelor of Agriculture (2021) from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Reach me via elijah.odetokun@sportsbrief.com

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