
Israel Adesanya’s feelings on retirement are very clear after his latest UFC loss.
The former two-time middleweight champion entered UFC Seattle riding a three-fight defeat streak.
Joe Pyfer knocked out Adesanya inside two rounds, seemingly sending the 185lb legend into retirement on Saturday night.
Daniel Cormier broached the topic of retirement during his post-fight interview with Israel Adesanya.
The UFC Hall of Famer asked: “How do you move forward after a fight like this?”
“You keep going. Again, and again, and again, and again, and again,” Adesanya replied.
“I’m not f—ing leaving. You’ll never stop me.
“I might get beat, but I’ll always remain undefeated.”
Losing to the #14-ranked middleweight contender leaves Adesanya in a precarious position.
The 36-year-old may have to fight outside the top 15 to finally end his long losing streak.
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Dana White didn’t mention retirement while sharing his thoughts on the UFC Seattle main event.
The UFC CEO was impressed by Adesanya before the middleweight icon got stuck underneath Joe Pyfer.
“I thought [Adesanya] looked good,” White said during his post-fight press conference.
“He looked fast and was using angles.
“Yeah, I thought he looked great.”
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