Matburn Episode 30: Israel Adesanya

Current UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya sits down with Josh at the legendary City Kickboxing in Auckland, New Zealand. Israel talks about where he came from, his evolution as a fighter, and the drastic ways his life has changed in the past few years. He gives a shout out to the fallen soldiers and talks a little bit about the day that his coach, Eugene Bareman, almost quit coaching after losing a dear friend and athlete in the ring. Israel talks about his upcoming title defense against Yoel Romero. This episode is sponsored by JiuGo the Jiu-Jitsu Card Game. Check them out at And, of course, our good friends at Line Tax Service. Check them out at

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Matburn Episode 30: Israel Adesanya is an episode from The Matburn Podcast by Joshua Hinger.

This episode is 02:05:18 long.

This episode was published on Feb 25, 2020.

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