Adesanya receives apology from actor Chris Pratt
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UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has received an apology from 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star Chris Pratt after the actor criticized his performance over the weekend. end last.
Pratt attended UFC 276 which took place on July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the night, "The Last Stylebender" put his middleweight belt on the line against Jared Cannonier. And although Adesanya claimed his fifth title defense, many viewed the fight as a dull, boring affair.
Adesanya left no doubt in the minds of the judges, winning by unanimous decision, but Pratt was unimpressed with the champion's performance. Prior to the fight, The Last Stylebender bragged about his intentions to "show off and show off".
Pratt didn't feel like Adesanya accomplished that, saying after the fight, "I'm going to say it as humbly as I can, as a guy who's never gotten into the game. 'Octagon. I don't know this game, I'm just an actor. But I'm not a fan, man. I'm not a fan of coming out, like, all this talk and then just putting a bit of pitter-patter.
"I'm like, 'Come on, man! Take that!" You have to cash in on this promise to be so bad a**."
The Last Stylebender responded to Pratt on Wednesday morning by taking to Twitter and posting a clip from the movie "Wanted" writing, "Hello. I'm the man. You're just a fan."
In the clip, Pratt plays a character named Barry who gets smashed in the face with a keyboard by another character, Wesley. Before Barry gets hit with the keyboard, he asks Wesley, "Who's the man?"
While punching Barry, Wesley responds "I'm the man."
The tweet prompted a response from Pratt, who apologized to the No. 3-ranked pound-for-pound fighter.
"You're right," Pratt tweeted. "I'm sorry my brother. It bothers me when people criticize my work - never having risked anything. It makes me a hypocrite to do exactly that to you. My fault. Carry on, champ."
Israel Adesanya has called out his next opponent, Alex Pereira, after beating Cannonier at UFC 276. PUNCH Sports Extra reported that in 2016 Pereira ended to Adesanya's 12-game winning streak. with a unanimous decision victory.
In the rematch, "The Last Stylebender" was again defeated and later needed oxygen to regain consciousness.
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UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has received an apology from 'Guardians of the Galaxy' star Chris Pratt after the actor criticized his performance over the weekend. end last.
Pratt attended UFC 276 which took place on July 2 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Headlining the night, "The Last Stylebender" put his middleweight belt on the line against Jared Cannonier. And although Adesanya claimed his fifth title defense, many viewed the fight as a dull, boring affair.
Adesanya left no doubt in the minds of the judges, winning by unanimous decision, but Pratt was unimpressed with the champion's performance. Prior to the fight, The Last Stylebender bragged about his intentions to "show off and show off".
Pratt didn't feel like Adesanya accomplished that, saying after the fight, "I'm going to say it as humbly as I can, as a guy who's never gotten into the game. 'Octagon. I don't know this game, I'm just an actor. But I'm not a fan, man. I'm not a fan of coming out, like, all this talk and then just putting a bit of pitter-patter.
"I'm like, 'Come on, man! Take that!" You have to cash in on this promise to be so bad a**."
The Last Stylebender responded to Pratt on Wednesday morning by taking to Twitter and posting a clip from the movie "Wanted" writing, "Hello. I'm the man. You're just a fan."
In the clip, Pratt plays a character named Barry who gets smashed in the face with a keyboard by another character, Wesley. Before Barry gets hit with the keyboard, he asks Wesley, "Who's the man?"
While punching Barry, Wesley responds "I'm the man."
The tweet prompted a response from Pratt, who apologized to the No. 3-ranked pound-for-pound fighter.
"You're right," Pratt tweeted. "I'm sorry my brother. It bothers me when people criticize my work - never having risked anything. It makes me a hypocrite to do exactly that to you. My fault. Carry on, champ."
Israel Adesanya has called out his next opponent, Alex Pereira, after beating Cannonier at UFC 276. PUNCH Sports Extra reported that in 2016 Pereira ended to Adesanya's 12-game winning streak. with a unanimous decision victory.
In the rematch, "The Last Stylebender" was again defeated and later needed oxygen to regain consciousness.
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