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Nigerian-Born UFC Star Israel Adesanya Arrives In Lagos

Nigerian-born UFC star Israel Adesanya, on Wednesday, arrived in Lagos to a warm reception after his loss to Dricus Du Plessis on Saturday.

This was made known by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on X.com on Wednesday.

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Adesanya was accompanied by his parents and received by the staff of the NiDCOM at the airport.

Sharing videos from Adesanya’s arrival NiDCOM wrote, “Ealier today, Nigerian-born, New Zealand Professional Kickboxer, Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (#stylebender) arrived in Lagos today, accompanied by his parents and warmly received by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM staff.”

Recall that Adesanya had succumbed to a fourth-round submission loss to South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis in their middleweight title showdown at UFC 305 in Perth on Saturday night.

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