UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is still adjusting to life as an international superstar, after his title win over Robert Whittaker earlier this month.
The Nigerian-born fighter celebrated his second-round triumph at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium by splashing out on a new set of wheels, valued at more than $650,000.
On Monday, 'The Last Stylebender' posted a photo to Instagram, posing with a 2019 orange McLaren 720s Spider, which he called 'Kurama'.
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Two days later, he teased his 1.6 million Instagram followers with a post of a smashed orange McLaren with the caption "F..., oh well", but it was later revealed the image was from a crash in the UK.
The 30-year-old also drove his automobile to the Newshub offices on Thursday to appear on The AM Show.
Adesanya had always envisioned owning a Lamborghini, but sadly one thing prevented him from owning one.
"I have this Lamborghini toy car that I've always visualised owning," said Adesanya, who stands at 1.93m tall. "I test-drove it and my head hits the roof, so it wasn't suitable.
"But the cool thing about the McLaren is that it was invented by a Kiwi guy, which is something not many people know about it.
"It feels like a spaceship. People keep saying 'well deserved', but I don't feel like I deserved it - I earnt it."
Adesanya added that since becoming a champion, he's been flooded by thousands of people wanting photos and autographs.
"Sometimes, it gets too much. I love meeting people, but sometimes they came at you at a 10, when you're just trying to chill at a three and I don't have to match everyone's energy."
Watch the video above for the full AM Show interview.
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