UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya remains undeterred by his loss to light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259, calling the setback “a little valley” before a triumphant comeback.
“In any movie, in any anime series, you have the valleys,” he told ESPN.com on Wednesday. “This is just mine. I’m taking this very well, and I know what I have to do to get back to my true self.”
Adesanya is in good spirits despite a unanimous decision loss to Blachowicz in a bid to become the fifth champ-champ in the promotion’s history.