Israel Adesanya has all the stardom in combat sports- but if one crosses the boundary and gets rude, the UFC Middleweight champion will not be tolerant.
When you start to take sneak photos at the gym, you’re a f***ing creep: Israel Adesanya
“The Last Stylebender”, via a post on Twitter, narrated exactly what went wrong while he was working out in a public gym and what led to the altercation with some fans. Izzy revealed that some fans were taking sneak photos of him across the gym, despite not coming up and talking to him in person.
Asking everyone to stop doing any such behavior, Adesanya stated that if he was in their shoes and did the same, he would be labeled as a creep, and the same goes for any such perpetrator- no matter the gender or age.
“People, stop taking sneak photos of me in the gym. Imagine if I started to doing it, taking sneak photos of people, I’ll be a creep. So when you start to take sneak photos…at the gym, you’re a f***ing creep too. Whether you are a man, woman, or child. I don’t give a f**k, you’re a f***ing creep,” said Adesanya in the clip.
“Don’t hold me hostage with your conversation. He’s got a timer on his phone where I’m supposed to rest. And when you hold me hostage, I’m not resting. So, don’t do that,” the 185-pound champ added.
Izzy then concluded the video by saying he had approached the women and asked them what would have happened if the roles were reversed, to which the fans apologized to the fighter.
“Again, to the ladies I scolded, I went up to them and said how would you feel if I was secretly filming you at the gym and immediately it was like boom and then they apologised so shout out to them for taking it in good faith,” he added.
Once in a while I’m in public gyms, because I have to get my power back from the people. Set boundaries, kill social anxiety while tryna work out, I empathize with hot chicks at the gym, iykyk. Shoutout the real ones who just smile and wave, appreciate yous.#Mentoo 😚 pic.twitter.com/MDI8WMinqj
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) June 20, 2023
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