Adesanya reveals how dancing helped him earn "street respect"

Alexandr Ormanji Feb. 28, 2024, 10:19 a.m.

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya told how dancing helped him gain respect on the street.

ā€œWhen I moved to New Zealand with my parents, I lived in a small town called Rotorua. We were the only blacks in the area. People didn't understand and found fault with me. ButĀ I earned street respect through dancing. IĀ just wanted people to like me. When I lived in Nigeria and Ghana, dancing was my way of expressing myself. But when I moved to this country, I realized that I danced better than everyone else at my school. ā€œI continued to dance and tried to please people in order to fit into their lives,ā€ the fighter said.

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