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Israel Adesanya shows off grappling techniques against Logan Paul.
Nigerian and New Zealand professional mixed martial artist Israel Mobolaji Adesanya showed off his wrestling skills in a video that has gone viral.
Adesanya, the reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, took on American social media personality, actor, and professional wrestler Logan Paul.
The team up between Adesanya Paul comes after a recent meeting with Australian actor Chris Hemsworth known for his role as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Israel Adesanya and Logan Paul
In a friendly grappling competition, the YouTube star-turned-WWE wrestler and boxer put his hands on Adesanya and UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski.
And to many people's amazement, in the video that was made public on Paul and Adesanya's Instagram accounts, Paul managed to hold his own.
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Paul has influenced the field of combat sports, just like his younger brother Jake.
In amateur and professional boxing matches in 2018 and 2019, he competed against fellow influencer KSI, losing by a split decision and a draw.
In a subsequent boxing match in 2021 against Floyd Mayweather, he engaged in a no-decision contest after battling to the final bell.
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Paul, who has experience wrestling in the amateur sphere, was eligible to compete in the 2013 Division I Wrestling Individual Championships with his Ohio High School Athletic Association.
He has declared his intention to switch to MMA after experiencing great success as a WWE star.
Adesanya is now expected to return later in the year, in August, against the winner of Robert Whittaker and Dricus du Plessis.
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