Israel Adesanya hints at UFC return after UFC 333: 'Just let me bang, bro'
A reporter at the UFC 333 post-fight press conference said the rumour was Adesanya v Shara Magomedov in Saudi Arabia, but Dana White did not confirm it.
Israel Adesanya says watching UFC 333 has made him want to fight again, telling viewers of a reaction video on his YouTube channel that he looks forward to "working soon".
The former UFC middleweight champion was filmed at home watching Alexander Volkanovski stop Movsar Evloev in the main event in Abu Dhabi. Straight after the finish he said: "I can't wait... Just let me bang, bro." Near the end of the video he added: "I'm busy. I'm training. I'm doing things. So yeah, I gotta work too. And this just makes me wanna work. So I look forward to working soon. Hunt in the sand."
Adesanya did not name an opponent, a date or a venue in the video.
At the UFC 333 post-fight press conference, a reporter from Saudi MMA asked Dana White about the UFC's next event in Saudi Arabia and said "the rumors is it's Izzy versus Shara Bullet", the nickname of middleweight Shara Magomedov. White gave no details and did not confirm the fight. "It's coming, it's happening," he said. The UFC has not announced Adesanya v Magomedov, and UFC Saudi Arabia is set for 5 December.
In the same video, Adesanya said Volkanovski's finish of Evloev showed "why he's the greatest".
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