Adesanya Wants 24-Hour USADA Surveillance Until UFC 287

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Israel Adesanya has issued a somewhat cryptic challenge to USADA on the eve of his big rematch against Alex Pereira at UFC 287.
“The Last Stylebender” has lost to “Poatan” twice in kickboxing and now once in MMA. Pereira took the UFC middleweight title from Adesanya at UFC 281, and this is the last crack he’ll get at his Brazilian nemesis. Maybe that’s why he seems so insistent that everything occur as fairly as possible and there’s no funny business going on.
“USADA, monitor us from the moment we get off the scale till we hit the arena on Saturday,” Adesanya wrote. “Have people take shifts if they have to … no loopholes to jump here.”

While there was no direct accusation, it certainly seems like Adesanya is accusing Pereira of funny business. If we were to guess, he might be suggesting the massive “Poatan” is using an I.V. to re-hydrate after a hard cut.
Adesanya’s teammate Dan Hooker dropped in on the tweet to add “Happy gambling,” into the mix with a laugh emoji.


USADA, monitor us from the moment we get off the scale till we hit the arena on Saturday. Have people take shifts if they have to…no loopholes to jump here.— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) April 7, 2023





Happy gambling — Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) April 7, 2023



Hooker caused a lot of controversy after UFC 284 when he accused teammate Alexander Volkanovski’s opponent Islam Makhachev of using an IV to re-hydrate after weigh-ins. No proof was ever handed over to the Western Australia Combat Sports Commission, but Hooker stands by the claim.
Is this City Kickboxing making the same accusation against Alex Pereira?
Fans on Twitter were quick to call Izzy out for throwing accusations around, especially after he turned up with a slight case of gyno at UFC 253 and UFC 281. There’s a very small list of reasons why a man would get that, and steroids are right at the top of the list. Still, Adesanya was tested by USADA 25 times in 2022, and they saw no funny business going on.
Then again, they haven’t seen any funny business with Alex Pereira either. Yet here Israel is, seemingly impugning his honor leading up to their UFC 287 fight.
What do you think, Maniacs? Is Adesanya right to be suspicious of Pereira, or is this just mental warfare from the former champ? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Israel Adesanya has issued a somewhat cryptic challenge to USADA on the eve of his big rematch against Alex Pereira at UFC 287.


“The Last Stylebender” has lost to “Poatan” twice in kickboxing and now once in MMA. Pereira took the UFC middleweight title from Adesanya at UFC 281, and this is the last crack he’ll get at his Brazilian nemesis. Maybe that’s why he seems so insistent that everything occur as fairly as possible and there’s no funny business going on.


“USADA, monitor us from the moment we get off the scale till we hit the arena on Saturday,” Adesanya wrote. “Have people take shifts if they have to … no loopholes to jump here.”



While there was no direct accusation, it certainly seems like Adesanya is accusing Pereira of funny business. If we were to guess, he might be suggesting the massive “Poatan” is using an I.V. to re-hydrate after a hard cut.


Adesanya’s teammate Dan Hooker dropped in on the tweet to add “Happy gambling,” into the mix with a laugh emoji.




USADA, monitor us from the moment we get off the scale till we hit the arena on Saturday. Have people take shifts if they have to…no loopholes to jump here.

— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) April 7, 2023
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Happy gambling

— Dan Hangman Hooker (@danthehangman) April 7, 2023
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Hooker caused a lot of controversy after UFC 284 when he accused teammate Alexander Volkanovski’s opponent Islam Makhachev of using an IV to re-hydrate after weigh-ins. No proof was ever handed over to the Western Australia Combat Sports Commission, but Hooker stands by the claim.


Is this City Kickboxing making the same accusation against Alex Pereira?


Fans on Twitter were quick to call Izzy out for throwing accusations around, especially after he turned up with a slight case of gyno at UFC 253 and UFC 281. There’s a very small list of reasons why a man would get that, and steroids are right at the top of the list. Still, Adesanya was tested by USADA 25 times in 2022, and they saw no funny business going on.


Then again, they haven’t seen any funny business with Alex Pereira either. Yet here Israel is, seemingly impugning his honor leading up to their UFC 287 fight.


What do you think, Maniacs? Is Adesanya right to be suspicious of Pereira, or is this just mental warfare from the former champ? Let us know what you think in the comments below.





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