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Israel Adesanya isn’t coming for titles in UFC return—He’s coming for heads: ‘I don’t need any more belts’

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Israel Adesanya isn’t coming for belts—he’s coming for heads.

After surrendering the middleweight world title for the second time in the span of a year, ‘The Last Stylebender’ opted to take some time away from the fight game to heal and reassess. It now looks as though the time to sit back and relax is coming to an end as Adesanya has already begun gearing up for his highly anticipated return to the Octagon.

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Israel Adesanya isn't coming for titles in UFC return—He's coming for heads: 'I don't need any more belts' 2

In a video clip shared on his YouTube channel, the former two-time titleholder made it clear that when he steps back inside the cage this year, it won’t be in pursuit of another belt.