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Israel Adesanya gets mural in New Zealand
The completed artwork in central Auckland features New Zealand mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya.
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For weeks, street artist Owen Dippie has been working on the massive painting in a Victoria Street parking lot.
The Bay of Plenty artist Dippie is well-known worldwide for his enormous portraits, many of which climb the walls of enormous structures.
Adesanya, a Nigerian-born UFC champion currently residing in New Zealand, was raised in Whanganui for 13 years, where he developed a passion for mixed martial arts under Derek Broughton's guidance.
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After losing the championship he had won back in April in an unexpected fight in Sydney to American Sean Strickland, the former two-time middleweight champion declared in October that he would be taking a long vacation from the sport.
Since entering the scene in February 2018 with the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the world, Adesanya has made it a mission to be a competitive fighter. In 2019, he won UFC gold, and he kept fighting everyone.
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