Mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya is parting ways with longtime Auckland gym City Kickboxing.<\/p>\n
The former two-time UFC middleweight champion announced the move on his YouTube channel Freestylebender on Friday.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old said he told coach Eugene Bareman of his decision to leave the gym in May.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s bittersweet, but it\u2019s the right thing for me, especially where I\u2019m at in my career, it\u2019s exactly what I needed. Insanity\u2019s doing the same s**t and expecting a different result,\u201d Adesanya said.<\/p>\n
He thanked the team at City Kickboxing and said the gym made him into the fighter he was today.<\/p>\n
“I was one of the main pillars who put CKB on the map, on the world stage, to take it to the next level where people from all over the world want to come train at CKB and I\u2019m proud of that,” he said.<\/p>\n
“What I need for myself is focused, individual training. So, I\u2019ve made the decision to leave CKB for my own reasons and I\u2019ll leave it at that.”<\/p>\n