Israel Adesanya has issued an apology for his controversial comments toward Yoel Romero at a recent UFC 248 news conference. Adesanya (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC), the UFC’s middleweight champion who meets Romero (13-4 MMA, 9-3 UFC) in the title fight headliner on March 7 in Las Vegas, got himself in some hot water for saying he would make his opponent “crumble like the Twin Towers.” The comment was in reference to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, which killed nearly 3,000 people. There was no shortage of backlash for the statement, including a harsh response from 185-pound contender Paulo Costa.
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UFC champ Israel Adesanya apologizes for 9/11 comment: ‘I’ll be more careful’ – MMA Junkie