Israel Adesanya reflects on his iconic UFC 243 entrance before title fight with Robert Whittaker: "I express myself authentically"
UFC 243 became, in some ways, Adesanya's magnum opus. He entered the octagon as an undefeated phenom and the then UFC interim middleweight champion. Meanwhile, Whittaker was the defending undisputed champion, who had scored back-to-back wins over the monstrous Yoel Romero.