Israel Adesanya Biography, Wife, Salary, House, Car, Puma Deal Contact and Net Worth 2023

Israel Adesanya is also known as Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi is a Nigerian, who is popularly known for his profession of mixed martial art.

Insight Details About Isreal
Full Name	Israel Adesanya Mobolaji Temitayo Owolabi
Date of Birth	22 of July 1989
Age	32 Years as 2023
Religion	Islamic (Muslim)
State of Origin	Lagos State, Nigeria
Occupation	Kickboxing, Boxing
Net Worth	$1.5 Billion
Nationality	Nigerian, New Zealand
Marital Status	Single
State of Residence	Auckland, New Zealand
Division	Middleweight
Weight and Height	84 kg and 1.93 m

Isreal Adesanya Biography

Isreal Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 20th July 1989, and raised in New Zealand.

the eldest of five children of his father, Oluwafemi, is an accountant and his mother, Taiwo, is a nurse. Adesanya attended Chrisland School, Opebi, and enrolled in its Taekwondo after-school club until he was removed by his mother due to an injury. In 1999, he relocated to Ghana with his family for 10 months, but due to his parents wanting their children to receive a well-recognized higher education, he settled in Rotorua, New Zealand, at age 10.

Education

He attended Chrisland School at Lagos where he obtained his primary school certificate before he leaves Nigerian and later furthered his Education at Rotorua Boys' High School in New Zealand.

Later on, he participated in after-school Taekwondo lessons, but he had to leave the class since he had fractured his arm. When he was 12 years old, his family relocated to Ghana for 10 months, and he afterward moved to New Zealand to settle down for his secondary school education. He began his secondary school study at Bells Secondary School in Ota.

Adesanya enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Computer Design at the Universal College of Learning in Whanganui. At the age of 18.

Personal Career

2012 saw Adesanya make his professional debut, defeating James Griffiths via TKO. Before taking a two-year break from mixed martial arts, he defeated John Vake by TKO. In August 2015, he made a comeback to mixed martial arts, defeating Song Kenan via TKO. He eventually compiled an 8-0 record, largely competing in Chinese and Oceanian circuits. During this time, he defeated Melvin Guillard in the first round via technical knockout to win the AFC Middleweight Championship at Australia Fighting Championship 20. He also defeated Stuart Dare in the opening frame to win the Hex Fight Series Middleweight title.

Early Career

Tim Atonio was defeated by Adesanya in their first matchup in May 2010 according to a unanimous decision. He defeated Wu Lin Feng in nearly all of his subsequent six battles in China. He qualified for the 2014 Kunlun Fight 80 kg event, which took place at Kunlun Fight 2, thanks to his winning run. He was defeated by Simon Marcus in the semifinal match on a split decision after additional rounds. After that, Adesanya competed in Glory 15 and faced Filip Verlinden. Verlinden prevailed via unanimous decision in the match. Two years after their initial bout, the two of them squared off again at Glory of Heroes 3, with Adesanya taking the victory by unanimous decision.

Adesanya's deal with the UFC was revealed to have been inked in December 2017. At UFC 221 on February 11, 2018, he faced Rob Wilkinson in his professional debut. In the second round, he obtained a technical knockout victory. He received the Performance of the Night bonus for this victory. [check quotation syntax] [check quotation syntax] The following fight between Adesanya and Marvin Vettori occurred on April 14, 2018, at UFC on Fox 29. He prevailed in a close decision.

The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale was held on July 6, 2018, when Adesanya then fought Brad Tavares. Adesanya prevailed by unanimous judgment in the one-sided contest. He received his second Performance of the Night award thanks to this triumph.

Israel Adesanya Net Worth

Currently, Israel Adesanya is with an estimated net worth of 1.5 billion nairas ($2,928,500). But now that he has officially become the UFC champion, his wealth is about to soar. Israel will be stockpiling its bank documents for this reason alone since many companies will want to pay it to represent their brand.

In addition to the $690,000 he won on Saturday, he had won a total of $1.34 million from his winnings at the UFC 248, 243, and 236. This raises his net worth to nearly $2 million.

Israel Adesanya Salary

In the UFC 248 right now, Israel Adesanya is the boxer earning the most money. Israel earned home 263 million nairas which equal $690,000 after the battle against Yoel Romero that took place on September 26, 2020.

Isreal Adesanya Wife

Israel Adesanya has not yet gotten married. Before UFC 253, there were rumors of a mysterious woman who appeared in Adesanya's narrative. There is a widespread rumor among fight fans that Israel is recently involved in a new relationship.

Is Isreal Adesanya Has House?

No, It is uncertain if Israel owns a home in Auckland, New Zealand, where he now resides. However, there were rumors that he was buying apartment buildings in Whanganui Liverpool Street, New Zealand, in 2019.

Isreal Adesanya Car

Israel Adesanya has a Range Rover in his car collection. In 2019, he shared the pictures with his whip on Instagram.
The 2019 McLaren Spider is a sports car created by McLaren Automotive. The model copped by Israel has a 4.0 liter V-8 engine drive train.
Israel has an orange-colored McLaren 720s Spider in 2019 that cost $315,000.

Controversies

Adesanya faced criticism in February 2020 for remarks he made during the UFC 248 pre-fight press conference, in which he threatened to cause Yoel Romero to "crumble like the Twin Towers," alluding to the September 11 attacks. The next day, Adesanya apologized on his Instagram page, writing: "I was merely babbling when I picked the incorrect euphemism because my brain was working quicker than my mouth at the time. If you use the microphone frequently enough, some of your bars will inevitably be off. I'm sorry for what I did on this one. In the future, I'll use my words with more care."