UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya on Wednesday issued a public message encouraging strength during the coronavirus outbreak.
In a video posted on various social media platforms, Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) talked about the global pandemic and how people’s lives are going to change over the coming weeks. Adesanya predicted both positive and negative outcomes he expects to see.
“I’ll keep this short and sweet,” Adesanya said. “This next four weeks is going to make and break some people. Some people are going to come out of this with drinking problems, drug problems, domestics, broken families. Or some people are going to come out of this with better relationships, severing all beef with family members and friends, cooking skills, better brains, healthier bodies, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
“I’m not your (expletive) guru. I’m not nobody but the UFC champion. People carry some weight. Sometimes what I say makes the news. Stay strong because only the strong can survive this (expletive).”
As of Wednesday morning, the total number of global COVID-19 cases was nearing 440,000 with more than 19,600 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins university. In the U.S., the cases elevated beyond 53,000 and 700 deaths.
Check out Adesanya’s message in the Instagram post below:
