A Quote by Israel Adesanya
A lot of people say they don't care about the belt, but that's not true. For me, when I say it, I really mean that.
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people can be creul,people can be mean, what they say about us is not true it makes it there opinion, and it doesnt mean thats how the rest of the world see's it.
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