Israel Adesanya’s Reaction to Kamaru Usman KO Is Priceless

By: Nikhil Chauhan Image Credit: WWE

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[{"selector":"#anim-c8b179ba-0748-4f8e-b359-dbfa005dc0e4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-37.86348677402797%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ca56657-6bbf-4f7c-94de-df2b6e12383d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bd1733a-dd2d-4792-8e1b-b548c601b0ed","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9feb2b94-2596-4832-8002-fd3c18988ef4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, -86.73188%, 0) rotate(-30deg)","rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(-30deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d648ecb1-4164-4c12-bed0-17f133de4da0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":900,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke In the process, Edwards became the first fighter to earn a knockout win over Usman and the first ever Jamaican born UFC champion. Image Courtesy: UFC

[{"selector":"#anim-a432c44c-fd78-4847-902a-e5be93938c4a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-18.571978196107963%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06f61172-d822-4975-896d-27268e63b4d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5296e573-63d0-4eec-a75b-bd5f9e3985e3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-01ecc634-3752-4bec-a7e8-bc104ecf40be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c2b38757-a632-45f0-b4d5-943fecf498e7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-126.92307%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] It goes without saying, nobody could have seen it coming, certainly not Usman's friend Israel Adesanya.

[{"selector":"#anim-285cc710-68c1-4aa0-958c-17d767732641 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-70.52998210845638%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-16fd6369-8d78-4efa-af80-e63e8fb62ba5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-60625808-9e8f-4b51-9f17-ff706d8744a2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95fecba3-3c42-4c8e-99c2-2f03813a37ac","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, -86.73188%, 0) rotate(-30deg)","rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(-30deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50d58b6e-5f6b-44cd-9a14-f0f64e3e5fb1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":900,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Adesanya was taken aback by the sudden turnaround in Usman vs Edwards, as he called Edwards, the real life Rocky. Image Courtesy: UFC

[{"selector":"#anim-9642a6ec-f338-4bcb-98ee-4d92b0af8b2d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-17.108176958976316%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39a2f0be-8154-41b4-add7-8f0d0fcaa906","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af52c464-62da-4c5c-94bf-1e3ad0692891","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7788bfe7-cd8a-4a8f-a7c9-aa6457b57139","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b2f5d7e-0810-49cb-b68d-7a356b2a2ee0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-126.92307%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Adesanya's reaction to Kamaru Usman KO was priceless, as the disbelief was quite evident on his face, just like many of us.

[{"selector":"#anim-151aad34-5722-4ecf-8b13-ef1ef6187cab [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.57545241548128%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14fda609-96f9-4367-a787-b0f86218e554","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6f26123-953e-449c-91fe-53cf6990ca5a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a45f0e2-87ff-4db4-b237-9a6d0a72da09","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, -86.73188%, 0) rotate(-30deg)","rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(-30deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7f7834f-61bc-49cd-a8ba-86adca581643","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":900,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke "I’m so happy for Leon and Tim Simpson but then I’m so sad for Kamaru. I know they are going to have a trilogy or something.” Adesanya said. Image Courtesy: UFC

[{"selector":"#anim-cb957f9a-2fd5-4947-bb4c-0eb45a79392b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1d4e074e-2ed5-41e1-9cc3-e3e83e6495e2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-54b7bfe9-6c73-4296-8404-ace9223a4b59","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8f477f5-b89e-4ce2-b248-9cecbea03821","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f65e325-127c-4f78-a284-6e095168dd50","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.55109%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "My brother @usman84kg put on a showcase throughout the fight, overcoming adversity in the first round and coming back in rounds 2,3 & 4 showing what a champion is made of." Adesanya added on a post on Instagram.

[{"selector":"#anim-e27845a2-8063-4177-9d33-3585a747f9bb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-02b1a0b0-2197-496c-966f-39e9a4113856","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6034dffe-7bb2-4467-9f07-35f95cd92dd2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52265544-b1f3-4bcd-a8b4-70cd46331fd2","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, -86.73188%, 0) rotate(-30deg)","rotate(30deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(-30deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-230b7a8b-f6b7-4ac7-9d6d-cd7f80b4f80d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":900,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Brush Stroke Well, it must have been tough for Adesanya to watch his close friend and fellow Nigerian Kamaru Usman get knocked out. Do you think Usman beats Edwards in a trilogy? Image Courtesy: UFC

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