Media Israel Adesanya NZ Sportsman of The Year Award

[GoshiShun17]

Since it seems no one else shared

 

[Sonny Qc]

the choice were him or a random rugby player

 

[Reach4theSky]

the choice were him or a random rugby player

Same when GSP won it in Canada. Rather him or some random hockey player..

 

[davidlemonparty]

Congratulations to Israel

 

[BRASIL WAND]

There’s more than one Athlete from New Zealand?

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

This is monumental achievement actually, since majority of people there think MMA is barbarism.

Ali-esque; transcending sport to bridge social divides.

 

[Hotora86]

This is great news actually.
It means that MMA is in the mainstream in NZ.
In Poland Joanna wasn't even in the news when she won the belt.

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

Sport journo from Sydney writes:

Can't describe how big this is. When I was a kid, Halbergs were won by rowers, sailors, All Blacks. We barely knew what MMA was, but it wasn't a legit sport. Izzy wouldn't have even been nominated back then. Stylebender didn't win the Supreme award, but the takeover is on.

 

[SKYNET]

This is monumental achievement actually, since majority of people there think MMA is barbarism.
Ali-esque; transcending sport to bridge social divides.

 

[Doughie99]

Israel Adesanya NZ Sportswoman of The Year Award

(fixed the thread title.)

 

[BRASIL WAND]

This is monumental achievement actually, since majority of people there think MMA is barbarism.

Ali-esque; transcending sport to bridge social divides.

This is great news actually.
It means that MMA is in the mainstream in NZ.
In Poland Joanna wasn't even in the news when she won the belt.

Sport journo from Sydney writes:

Because WHAT would the world do without New Zealand’s approval of MMA?!?!?


According to Kiwis someone better nominate Izzy for a Nobel Peace Prize while we’re at it amirite?

 

[THE BMF]

Because WHAT would the world do without New Zealand’s approval of MMA?!?!?


According to Kiwis someone better nominate Izzy for a Nobel Peace Prize while we’re at it amirite?

Someone’s letting their Izzy hate block the bigger picture

 

[GIBLERTBAPTISTA]

There’s more than one Athlete from New Zealand?

There was more athletic ability on display from the All Blacks in their losing effort in 2019's Rugby world cup than the entire history of NFL.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Congrats to him and good speech.

 

[BRASIL WAND]

Someone’s letting their Izzy hate block the bigger picture

LOL Please amuse me, what’s the “bigger picture”?

And Who hates Izzy lol? Just ridiculing this overblown perception New Zealand’s importance to MMA... they have like two fighters in the UFC and one of them doesn’t even consider himself a Kiwi lol.

 

[ZOD66]

Since it seems no one else shared

And second place was Casper

 

[Chael_Sonnen]

Fuck Izzy.
My only contribution to this thread.
He is the ONLY fighter in the world that I hate with part good reason, part blind hatred.

 

[Hotora86]

Because WHAT would the world do without New Zealand’s approval of MMA?!?!?


According to Kiwis someone better nominate Izzy for a Nobel Peace Prize while we’re at it amirite?

Oh look, a party pooper.

 

[BRASIL WAND]

There was more athletic ability on display from the All Blacks in their losing effort in 2019's Rugby world cup than the entire history of NFL.

>Rugby more athletic than the NFL

 

[Drugstore Cowboy]

Because WHAT would the world do without New Zealand’s approval of MMA?!?!?


According to Kiwis someone better nominate Izzy for a Nobel Peace Prize while we’re at it amirite?

He won sportsman award in a country that doesn't recognize his sport. He beat the system, not just competition.