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Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya couldn’t keep up with David Goggins. In recent years, many UFC fighters, including Jon Jones, have trained with the former Navy SEAL-turned-fitness instructor.
The 35-year-old Adesanya, who is coming off three straight losses, turned to Goggins to turn around his career and is aiming at a return fight with Sean Strickland.
“I told Hunter [Campbell] already,I told my coach here, it’s time. I know who, I have a feeling who I wanna fight.
“You’ll like this one. I can get some get-back: Sean Strickland, I’m doing things different,”
“I don’t wanna make excuses because he beat me. But then I just wanna show him if he beat me at my best. So, this time I’m gonna come in and correct.”
Adesanya posted a video of his training session with Goggins on his YouTube channel, and a viral clip shows the UFC champ vomiting due to the intensity of Goggins’ workout.
😬🤮Israel Adesanya vomitted after training with David Goggins
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— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) April 23, 2025