‘You have a sensitive tummy’: Israel Adesanya’s mother was not impressed by his UFC Adelaide ‘shoey’
Mother knows best.
By John Balfe-3 Dec 2018
Even some of the world’s toughest fighters are momma’s boys at heart.
Israel Adesanya, the New Zealander of Nigerian descent, has lit up the UFC since his debut in the organisation earlier this year and he was clearly in celebratory form after having the biggest fight of his life announced.
Adesanya will face middleweight GOAT Anderson Silva at UFC 234 in early February in a bout which could establish title credentials for the 29-year-old and, at last weekend’s UFC event in Adelaide, was clearly getting into the spirit of things — even if his mother wasn’t all that impressed.
The ‘Last Style Bender’ was captured on camera engaging in that most of Australian cultural activities, the ‘shoey’ where you poor a drink (usually beer) into your own shoe and drink it.