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Israel Adesanya on retirement: ‘I don’t want to be fighting when I don’t want to fight’

MELBOURNE — Interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has no intentions of outstaying his welcome in the fight game.

Speaking of ahead of his title unification bout with Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 243 at the Marvel Stadium on Sunday, “The Last Stylebender” broached the topic of his future retirement when discussing if he will reinvent himself in a similar manner to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“Reinventing myself? I’ve done that with dancing,” Adesanya told MMA Fighting.

“It might happen with fighting but it just depends on how long I’m around for. As I said, I’m not here for a long time I’m here for a great time.