Israel Adesanya, the Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, has criticised Lagos-based women, labeling them unfriendly.
In a now-viral video, Adesanya, who arrived in Lagos with his family on August 21, registered his observations about women’s inhospitable behaviour in Lagos.
The 35-year-old professional fighter also advised Lagos women to be more genuine and approachable.
Lagos girls are doing shakara that even though the majority of them are prostitutes; they should just be nice and reply hi, Adesanya said.
I juz dey tap jagbajanteez! 😂😂😅 pic.twitter.com/qUIglL8cZa
— Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) August 26, 2024
His comment has, however, ignited a wave of mixed reactions on social media platforms, especially X.
Israel Adesanya’s video is being blown out of proportion…i think it was just an innocent joke but una carry am for head dey talk “i’m glad he lost”
That’s why AJ does not recognize you people as his people anymore..lmfao
—TOMISIN🇳🇬🇳🇬 (@The_Baptist_45) August 26, 2024
If Israel Adesanya wants free sex he’d probably better off getting it from Nigerian men: they are the ones who watch UFC
— Big Gretch (@AScully789) August 26, 2024
Israel Adesanya calling Nigerian women names because they didn’t bow to his fame is so horrible.
How many Nigerian women watch boxing?
Even if they do, it’s so much of a low self-esteem to expect every woman to bow to your glory.He should fix himself.
— DISTINGUISHED KPMG LinkedIn Everest (@novieverest) August 26, 2024
and let’s not even lie, some of you are just like israel adesanya – your ego is so fragile that once a woman says ‘no’ to you, it shatters into a million pieces, and suddenly you’re a slut-shaming master. eranko. eranko lo poju ninu gbogbo yin….
— austin dgaf (@0kparam) August 26, 2024
lol very Typical.. I mean why would a woman turn me down in all my glory, I am the almighty Israel Adesanya from the abroad, she must be an ashawo https://t.co/WbTdOHD7k1
— MIRACLE 🖤 (@miraculous017) August 26, 2024
Adesanya’s visit to Nigeria comes a few days after losing his UFC middleweight title fight against South Africa’s Dricus du Plessis.
He lost his chance to regain the title, tapping out in submission with his neck locked in a rear-naked choke by Du Plessis in the fourth round of the fight.
The two-time UFC champion was born in Lagos, but his family migrated to New Zealand shortly after his early childhood.
