Israel Adesanya went to Saudi Arabia to attend the ‘Day of Reckoning’ boxing event. Anthony Joshua and Otto Wallin headlined the event alongside names like Dmitry Bivol and Deontay Wilder in the main card. As such, ‘The Last Stylebender’ thoroughly enjoyed the event and described it as one of the stacked boxing cards. Now, he surprised everyone by posting pictures of him visiting the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
After the successful boxing event, Israel Adesanya extended his stay in the Middle East to visit the Grand Mosque of Abu Dhabi. As such, he went there on Christmas day to pray and meditate. He shared the message on his social media, which caused a lot of confusion among his followers. As such, here is what he wrote in his captions:
Mashallah Mafia‼️ We went to the Mosque, We Prayed, then I meditated. My Christmas was fun, I hope you all had a good one!!Israel Adesanya (via Instagram)
The fight fans were confused about Israel Adesanya’s religious origin and questioned about the same. Later, ‘The Last Stylebender’ released a new video clearing all the doubts regarding his religion and origin. As such, he stated he didn’t follow any one religion and expressed ‘God is Love.’
Israel Adesanya last entered the octagon in UFC 293 against Sean Strickland and put his middleweight title on the line. But he lost the bout on the judges’ scorecard. Later, he revealed about his decision to take a long break from MMA. But, recently, he announced a relatively quicker turnaround. So, a lot of fight fans speculated his return in 2024.
Fans react to Israel Adesanya’s visit to mosque
Israel Adesanya recently appeared at the ‘Day of Reckoning’ boxing event in Saudi Arabia. As such, he toured the Middle East and visited the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on Christmas day. Now, he shares pictures and videos of him at the mosque on his social media.
Israel Adesanya’s visit to the mosque had instigated questions about his religion. As such, fans commented on his Instagram and even hilariously allied him with Palestine and quoted ‘Palestine Adesanya.’ These comments also received responses from the former middleweight champion. Here are a few comments:
Fight fans mistook him for being a Christian and were confused. As such, after many questions, he posted another video explaining his religious stand. In short, he was brought up in a Christian family but had a maternal grandfather who was a Muslim. However, he revealed he didn’t identify with one religion and quoted, ‘God is love.’ On his career side, he took a break from MMA after his devastating loss to Sean Strickland. The return date of Adesanya still remains uncertain.
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