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Israel Adesanya Trains with BJJ Legend Demian Maia for UFC 305

Israel Adesanya is training with former UFC title challenger and BJJ legend Demian Maia ahead of his UFC 305 title fight against Dricus Du Plessis.

Adesanya is looking to reclaim his middleweight title next Saturday against Du Plessis in a highly-anticipated bout. The two have a massive rivalry and ahead of the fight, Adesanya shared some training footage of him working with Maia.

It is interesting that Adesanya is working with Maia ahead of his title fight against Du Plessis, as many expect this to be a striking fight.