Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has been arrested for taking brass knuckles through security at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, United States.
It was gathered that Adesanya, who lost his title by TKO to Alex Pereira on Saturday, was arrested by Port Authority police in the American Airlines terminal on Wednesday afternoon.
A Port Authority spokesperson, who confirmed the arrest, told Dailymail that the 33-year-old was booked for possessing ‘metal knuckles.’
Brass knuckles are a Class A misdemeanor in New York, and it is also illegal to bring them aboard an airplane.
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However, it could not be ascertained where he allegedly stored the weapon.
Adesanya, who hails from Lagos State, is a citizen of New Zealand and currently lives in Auckland.
Longtime rivals Adesanya and Pereira went head-to-head on Saturday in a showdown for the UFC middleweight belt, where the latter emerged victorious after a brutal TKO stoppage late in the bout.
Despite claims that the referee, Marc Goddard, called an end to the fight prematurely, Canadian fighter and trainer, Firas Zahabi, said Adesanya should be “grateful” for the decision.
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