“I prefer the way he loses to the way he wins…”

Israel Adesanya suffered a loss in his return at UFC 305, but as always, he was incredibly respectful and humble in defeat.

Martial arts fans had to watch “The Last Stylebender” fail four times during his time with the promotion.

Despite every defeat, he has always represented himself and his team incredibly well, and his coach is very proud of that.

The only minor exception to this was his loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 293, where Adesanya decided not to speak to the media, but this was understandable after spending so much time on his media duties throughout his UFC career.

In fact, the former middleweight champion’s character is so strong after a loss that his trainer prefers this side of him to the side of celebration after a victory.

Eugene Bareman says Israel Adesanya can handle defeat better than anyone else in MMA

While City Kickboxing head coach Eugene Bareman would obviously prefer Adesanya to win every single one of his fights, he likes to see his fighter be the man he is in the difficult moments, allowing his opponent to have his big moment without getting in the way.

There was a lot of tension between Adesanya and Dricus Du Plessis leading up to this fight, but the dispute was settled after the two men faced off in Perth.

At a recent appearance at “Who the hell are these guys?” Podcast, Bareman talked about how great “The Last Stylebender” is after a loss.

He also pointed out that the surprising loss to Strickland was an exception because nothing positive or lessons could be learned from this setback.

“Yeah, he always handles it well and you’re right, I love the way he loses. I actually like the way he loses better than the way he wins. I’m not a huge fan of some of the ways he wins, but I’m definitely a huge fan of the way he loses. I think he does it better than anybody in this sport. In a sport that’s full of a bunch of idiots who come up with all kinds of ridiculous things that I’ve seen over the years, especially at this level, it’s just crazy and I think he does it best, but I mean, he’ll never get over the loss to Strickland. He just fought poorly and it was inexplicable.”

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