UFC fighter David Onama has explained why he celebrated like Israel Adesanya following his knockout win in Jacksonville over the weekend.
On Saturday night, David Onama set out to make a statement down in Florida. He went head to head with Gabriel Santos, knowing he needed to get back on track following a loss to Nate Landwehr last summer. In addition, he also had to move gyms as a result of the investigation into James Krause’s controversies.
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In the end, he did exactly what he planned on doing – he knocked out Santos in vicious fashion. After the win, he immediately honored Israel Adesanya by using the same celebration that ‘Stylebender’ did when he knocked out Alex Pereira.
During a post-fight media scrum, Onama opened up on the move and his admiration for Adesanya.
“That’s my guy, Izzy,” Onama said. “Izzy fought a Brazilian and I was like, ‘I’m going to do what Izzy did. I’m going to knock this kid out then I’m going to celebrate like Izzy.’ And it showed, so.”
