UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is sick of people trying to downplay his achievements by suggesting he uses performance-enhancing drugs.
Some fans started to speculate about ‘The Last Stylebender’ using steroids when they noticed his right pectoral muscle was sagging ahead of his win over Paulo Costa in 2020.
The 32-year-old sought out medical advice to address the problem before later telling the media that his drooping right pectoral muscle is likely due to him smoking weed.
Not everyone bought that excuse and Adesanya is becoming frustrated by the fact his success in MMA has been overshadowed by baseless cheating allegations.
“When you’re great, you know, they talk about 'Tittygate',” he said ahead of UFC 276,
“At the same time, I’m like, ‘How the f***?’ They just need to find excuses to take away my greatness. I understand that this is what people are supposed to do, so I let them.”
The reigning 185lb king then offered $3million to anyone who is able to provide evidence of him taking PEDs.
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“I will give $3 million to anyone who can ever have concrete evidence that I even know what the f*** I’m doing with steroids or how to take steroids.
“I promise you, wallahi, $3 million if you can find anyone who has concrete evidence that I’ve ever even purchased, touched, or done any kind of performance-enhancing drugs or whatever.
“So yeah, $3 million for anyone who can ever find any concrete evidence that I’ve been using performance-enhancing drugs. Pull up. This is easy.
"I watched Icarus. That’s how much I know about steroids, from that documentary. It opened my eyes. It shocked me."
Adesanya is frustrated that his most spectacular UFC win was overshadowed by unsubstantiated cheating allegations.
“It’s easy to talk and type online, but really it got to me a little after the Costa fight. I was like, ‘These f****** c**** are just trying to take away my greatness, because I had a f****** spectacular performance’,” he said.
“I was like, ‘How the f*** are you trying to take that away with accusations based on nothing.’ I’m like, yeah, pull up. Show me what’s up. Three million. I know you don’t have that in the bank. I do.”
“And I mean that! Three million. Three f****** million dollars. Let’s go.”
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