Israel Adesanya has bad-blood with UFC 230 opponent Derek Brunson. The two have been going back and forth over social media and in interviews lately. And, for his part, Adesanya wants to make it clear that there will be no love lost after the fight.
In his first three UFC fights, Adesanya (14-0) has earned two performance bonuses, showing off his impressive striking abilities inside the Octagon. His last outing was a five-round decision win over Brad Tavares, a fight that many thought was too much of a step-up in competition for “The Last Stylebender.”
While Adesanya and Brunson have only recently started jawing at one another in public, the New Zealander says his negative feelings toward his opponent stretch back a lot further.