Nigerian Israel Adesanya has been inducted into the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Hall of Fame.
The former two-time UFC middleweight champion was Inducted to the Fight Wing, yesterday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA, for his epic fight against Kelvin Gastelum in 2019.
Adesanya defeated Gastelum by unanimous decision after landing a record of four knockdowns in a title fight to win the Interim UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 236.
Other epic contests like Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar, Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg II and Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen will also be inducted in the 2025 class.
“I was surprised,” Adesanya admitted in an interviewed in February after he found out he would be inducted.
“I was like Hall of Fame? I’m too young but I wouldn’t fight it, I’ll accept it. If they want to honour me like that I’ll take it. I’m very grateful.”
