Israel Adesanya has always openly admitted what a big WWE fan he is, but he showed it for his entrance at UFC 276 on Saturday.
The Last Stylebender is usually known for his elaborate entrances that incorporate his dancing roots, but this time he paid homage to one of his favourite WWE superstars, The Undertaker.
Adesanya channeled his WWE fandom
Adesanya had an urn just for his opponent
Adesanya used The Undertaker's theme music and he even made his way to the octagon with The Phenom's hat and an urn with Jared on it, obviously intended for his opponent on the night, Jared Cannonier.
Coincidentally, Vince McMahon, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Nick Khan and Pat McAfee from WWE arrived just in time to watch the main event.
WWE had run their Money in the Bank pay-per-view just down the road at the MGM Grand and once that was finished, they made the short trip to the T-Mobile Center to watch the main event.
Adesanya went on to defeat Cannonier via unanimous decision 49-46, 49-46, 50-45, but said after the event that he didn't know WWE's top brass was going to be there for starters.
As mentioned prior, Adesanya has made no secret of his WWE fandom. He has been seen Stone Cold Stunnering his teammates during open workouts in the past.
Earlier this year, Adesanya told talkSPORT he will definitely work with WWE one day.
He said: "I looked up to those guys as a kid. I used to jump off the couch armrest and backflip onto David [his camera guy].
"I broke my arm a couple of times. We was taking bumps back in the day [laughs]. But definitely I will do that before I'm done.
"You might just see me sneak up from under the ring one day like 'what the f***!' That's not Hornswoggle!'
Adesanya extended his record at UFC 276 to 23-1 with his sole loss coming when he contested for double champion status at light heavyweight. At middleweight, Adesanya is still undefeated in the UFC.
The Undertaker was a 30-year legend in WWE
WWE made their presence felt at UFC 276
Undertaker retired from professional wrestling last year with his last ever match at WrestleMania 36 in front of no fans in 2020.
The Deadman was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year and is known to be a big MMA enthusiast.
Adesanya had the whole look sorted
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