09/07/2026
🚨Israel Adesanya is closing a major chapter of his career, parting ways with Eugene Bareman and City Kickboxing after 16 years. 👀
“Not coming back to CKB. That was something a long time coming behind the scenes, and we have an understanding. Yeah, I won't lie—it sücks.
Grief comes in waves for me, like it does for most people. I've grieved before, so it comes in waves. I've had great days, but also days where I'm like, f. Like I said, it's a long time coming.
I just want to get it out of the way because I want you to hear it from the horse's mouth. No one else has spoken about it, and I guess those who know were waiting for the bãll to drop—so I dropped the ball.
It's bittersweet, but it's the right thing for me, especially where I'm at in my career. It's exactly what I needed. Insanity is doing the same $h£t and expecting a different result.
I think that's it. I just don't want to talk about it. It sü©ks, and I want to grieve in peace. If people want to bring it up, that's cool, but don't ask me about it.
CKB made me into the fighter that I am today. But also, I was one of the main pillars who put CKB on the map on the world stage, taking it to the next level where people from all over the world want to come train. What I need for myself now is focused, individual training. So, I've made the decision to leave CKB for my own reasons. Yeah, I'll leave it at that."