
Adesanya, Brume, Others For 2019 Nigerian Sports Award
• No room for Governor of the year category
• Female Footballer of the year also dropped
Israel Adesanya, rave of the moment and Nigerian-born New Zealand based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight titleholder, was unveiled yesterday as one of the nominees for the prestigious 2019 Nigerian Sports Award.
Since the beginning of the year, Adesanya, who hails from Odogbolu in Ogun State, has been the talking point in international sports, flying Nigeria’s flag from one country to another in the money-spinning UFC arena.
Among other victories, Adesanya defeated homeboy, Robert Whittaker by KO to become the middleweight champion at …