Israel Adesanya makes major training change amid UFC losing skid

Israel Adesanya has switched up preparation as he looks to halt his losing skid in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Adesanya was recently spotted training at Freestyle MMA Performance Centre in Sydney alongside UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski and Mauricio Ruffy. This comes after “The Last Stylebender” parted ways with his longtime gym, City Kickboxing.

Adesanya has been finished thrice since losing the middleweight title, most recently suffering a second-round knockout loss to Joe Pyfer in March. The Nigerian-born Kiwi hasn’t won since defeating Alex Pereira to reclaim the 185-pound championship over three years ago.

Ruffy shared clips on social media of Adesanya training at the Sydney gym, which is also home to Volkanovski. Ruffy moved to the facility after leaving the Fighting Nerds following his loss to Benoit St. Denis and has since won two straight fights, including a knockout of Michael Chandler at UFC Freedom 250.

Adesanya has seemingly started pre-camp, per his dietitian’s recent social media post, indicating that he has a fight booked.