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Johnson (24-6) was in attendance when his friend Adesanya took on Joe Pyfer at UFC Seattle last weekend. It was hard for “Mighty Mouse” to see Adesanya suffer a second-round technical knockout loss against Pyfer. Adesanya even congratulated Johnson on his Hall of Fame induction after the fight. Adesanya has now dropped four in a row since reclaiming his middleweight title in a rematch against Alex Pereira in 2022.
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Johnson would like to see Adesanya hang up his gloves for good. Johnson notes that Adesanya has already scaled heights in the sport that most only dream of. Additionally, “The Last Stylebender” has had an illustrious career in kickboxing before transitioning to MMA. Johnson believes Adesanya now deserves to ride off into the sunset.
‘He’s Done Everything’
“I was just gutted… You’ve done everything, just walk away from the sport… I would [retire] if I was him… I would like to see him retire,” Johnson said on “The Ariel Helwani Show.” “There’s nothing else left for him to do in mixed martial arts. I think he’s done everything, not even considering the number of kickboxing matches he’s had as well. The man’s been on a tear, on a grind. I think he deserves to relax and enjoy himself and find something else.”
Johnson further recalled the recently retired Dustin Poirier‘s words, who said that multiple avenues have opened up since his retirement. Johnson believes Adesanya can occupy himself with multiple business ventures post-retirement. Johnson is also involved in various businesses and doesn’t want to compete in RAF wrestling.
‘It’s like Dustin Poirier – now that he’s retired, he’s finding all these things he can actually say yes to that he couldn’t before,” Johnson said. “… People are like, ‘Man, you should come wrestle for Real American Freestyle!’ Why? This [business] stuff is way more important than competing.”
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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