Newly Crowned UFC Middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya has expressed his love for Nigerian people while lamenting the state of corruption in the country.

The Nigerian-born mixed martial artist made this statement while speaking on a Hotboxin podcast.

“There is a lot of red tape in Nigeria. Nigeria is a very corrupt place. I love my people, but it is just that the government, everyone is finding ways to siphon money.” he said.

Adesanya, A.ka.a the ‘stylebender’ has emerged as one of the most successful athlete in the Nigerian history.

The 33-year-old on Sunday knocked out old rival Alex Pereira to reclaim the middleweight crown at UFC 287 in Miami.

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