Former UFC champion Israel Adesanya had a run-in with some members of the Chinese Triad. This was years ago when the Nigerian-Kiwi fighter was kickboxing in China.
Israel Adesanya Fighting in China
In the early 2010s, ‘The Last Stylebender’ was a key kickboxer in the Chinese-based kickboxing organization Wu Lin Feng, and also fought in China’s Glory of Heroes and Kunlun. This is where his rivalry began with Alex Pereira, the two had two bouts against one another in Glory of Heroes.
The Chinese Triad is an organized crime syndicate. In an interview with Bloody Elbow, Israel Adesnaya recalls one night while competing in China:
“I have a lot of my wildest memories in China.