Israel Adesanya is听still pushing for harsher penalties for coward punches.听
The UFC Middleweight Champion took off the gloves to chat to 九一星空无限talk ZB鈥檚 Mike Hosking this morning.听听
Earlier this year he听urged Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern听to toughen the laws following the death of听his听City Kickboxing teammate Fau Vake.听听
鈥淚 don't hang out with anyone who is willing to do or would engage in that kind of behaviour鈥 he told Mike Hosking.听听
The fighter returned to New Zealand in June and says he鈥檚 now 鈥渦pgrading the software.鈥澨听
When asked if changing weight division was a mistake, due to it ending a significant winning streak, an emphatic 鈥渇**k no鈥 was his response.听听
Instead, he was philosophical about the loss and said he鈥檇 both fight in that class again and at some point, win.听听
He has a few months to kill before his next fight and in the meantime is focusing on upgrading his martial arts skill levels.听
But until his next fight Adesanya is also 鈥渄iving into other things [he] likes in life.鈥澨听
He cheekily plugged his YouTube channel听Freestylebender听and when Hosking asked if he experienced any censorship issues with YouTube said he gets to say what he wants.听
Adesanya also opened up about what wanting to have kids once he鈥檚 finished fighting and what kind of father he鈥檇 be.听听
鈥淎fter I鈥檓 done with fighting, all I鈥檓 going to do is dedicate my life to my kids. I鈥檓 going to home-school them and everyday have a tutor come in from 9-1."听听
Being an athlete, he鈥檚 also got a fitness programme in mind. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e going to do gymnastics so they can have awareness of their body and jujitsu so they can socialize [鈥 so, I鈥檝e kind of planned this already鈥 He sheepishly admitted.听
Adesanya is a big believer in honour too, claiming to be one of the few in the game who still honours the code of martial arts.听听
But听he鈥檚听also the first to admit it鈥檚 not a game for the squeamish. 鈥淎t the end of the day I f**k people up for money. Bag loads of money. That鈥檚 what I like to do and it鈥檚 what I鈥檓 really good at.鈥听
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