Israel Adesanya is determined to avenge his previous loss against Sean Strickland at UFC 293, which impacted him profoundly, evoking memories of childhood bullying. Adesanya, working with motivational speaker David Goggins, acknowledges that his performance in the last fight, a unanimous decision loss, was a wake-up call. He aims to return to the octagon better prepared and motivated, seeing his desire to fight Strickland as a method of healing his inner child's trauma from being bullied. Adesanya's personal struggles highlight his mental and emotional resilience in facing his opponents.
This time I am gonna come at him correct. I used to get bullied a lot as a kid. He's an embodiment of that, in the sense that he attacked young me, my inner child.
I have a feeling who I want to fight. I gotta get some get back - Strickland... He beat me fair and square in Sydney 5-0.
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