On Wednesday, Israel Adesanya was involved in a road rage incident in New Zealand.
A video of the incident circulated on social media. The former UFC Middleweight Champion exchanged a few words with the person and later spat on him.
Adesanya told the person, “Walk away… Go drive your beat-up piece of sh-t.” The person then flexed his biceps in front of Adesanya. The UFC fighter called the person “f—king b-tch.”
A source close to Israel Adesanya told TMZ that the person came at Adesanya and called him “n-gga.” TMZ noted that the altercation never turned physical and both men went their separate ways.
*BREAKING* Footage has emerged from the incident I reported on earlier today about Israel Adesanya's road rage clash, looks like it could've escalated into a fight after.
— THE MMA GURU (@THATBOYMMAGURU) September 5, 2024
He spat on the guy after the two exchanged words. Can't beat DDP, guess you gotta get your W's somewhere... pic.twitter.com/eOP4UcF0qx
Israel Adesanya last competed at UFC 305, where he lost to UFC Middleweight Champion Dricus Du Plessis by submission in round 4.