Adesanya bulks up to 230 pounds, puts the MW division on notice

[AldoStillGoat]

Massive Israel Adesanya balloons up to 230 pounds ahead of UFC 305, ‘hitting too hard’ for timid sparring partners

How much does Israel Adesanya weight? The former middleweight champion has ballooned up to 230 pounds ahead of his UFC 305 comeback against Dricus Du Plessis.

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Dan Hooker has been sparring him in the gym and he had this to say:

“Israel is ... I can’t even bother sparring him at the moment. Like the way he’s hitting me, I think he’s like 105 kilos,” Hooker told Submission Radio. “I’m just like, f*cking just kick, like, just kick me in the leg. And I was like ‘ah get f*cked’. I was just like, nah. He’s had some time off. He was carrying some injuries. He spent a lot of time just packing on some size and like a lot of strength, bro. And he’s just he’s hitting like a truck man. Yeah. I can’t even be bothered sparring him, like he’s hitting too hard. So I can’t wait until he can get out there. So if you think you can just walk in his front door and raid his fridge, I think you’re in for a rude awakening.”

 

[HunterAcosta]

Heel du phuckin nuttin .

 

[CatchtheseHands]

Is he trying to chase Poatan at 205 after/if he beats DDP? lol

 

[Xanzito]

Is he trying to chase Poatan at 205 after/if he beats DDP? lol

He's ducking, no way.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

So he’s bulking up, even though he’s getting an unearned TS at MW? He has to cut from 231 to 185? How is that going to work?

 

[Travis Alexander]

Hooker needs to just spar with LW’s guy is trying to fast track himself to cte-city. I remember old sparring footage of Izzy beating the piss out of Hooker and that was years ago. I can only imagine now with the extra size. I know Hookers get beat but damn someone call Aussie law and order: SVU

 

[A Very Serious Cat]

Bulking up before his fight at mw? Something sounds off

 

[Hog-train]

Don't believe it. How would he drop all that weight for weigh ins?

 

[CobraCobretti]

I hope he is coming for Daddy.

 

[GiganticMeat]

Was I right? Who remembers the "should Izzy bulk" thread I made a few weeks back

(Was just a possibility I put out, no idea if it's a good idea, or if Hooker is reliable here)

 

[usernamee]

Izzy gettin dat titty back on?

 

[Fire Belly]

Maybe he's grown a second titty?

 

[John makfresshi]

Izzy gettin dat titty back on?

The best gif PFP on the whole website

 

[World eater]

He is bulking up because easy weight cuts are for pussies.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

This story sounds wrong to me. So 105 kilos in 231 Ibs ... but he is booked on UFC 305 August 17th for MW title. Why would he bulk up so much on purpose if he has to make 185, and remember you can't even be 186 either for the title. I would believe he has added much more muscle if it was a LHW title fight.

 

[AZZA B]

This story sounds wrong to me. So 105 kilos in 231 Ibs ... but he is booked on UFC 305 August 17th for MW title. Why would he bulk up so much on purpose if he has to make 185, and remember you can't even be 186 either for the title. I would believe he has added much more muscle if it was a LHW title fight.

My thoughts exactly. Maybe Hooker was exaggerating the weight a bit.

 

[TheCryingElite]

My thoughts exactly. Maybe Hooker was exaggerating the weight a bit.

He’s probably just saying Izzy is hitting like someone who’s 230.

 

[TherapistInHeaven]

So he’s bulking up, even though he’s getting an unearned TS at MW? He has to cut from 231 to 185? How is that going to work?

Bro, he beat Alex Pereira not too long ago. And that 231 rumor is bs. Training partners are pathological liars because loyalty. Long live Ukraine.

 

[GiganticMeat]

This story sounds wrong to me. So 105 kilos in 231 Ibs ... but he is booked on UFC 305 August 17th for MW title. Why would he bulk up so much on purpose if he has to make 185, and remember you can't even be 186 either for the title. I would believe he has added much more muscle if it was a LHW title fight.

If this has any truth to it, I'm going to guess Hooker might be exaggerating just a bit, and it could make a bit of sense if Izzy is doing the kinda normal thing and now/as of recently trimming down to begin a water cut. This is probably a bit aged, so it's a good month out.

Afaik he was a "cut little weight" kind of guy, so who knows

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

“Israel is ... I can’t even bother sparring him at the moment. Like the way he’s hitting me, I think he’s like 105 kilos,”