I wish the whole Nigeria is awake cheering me on when I fight - Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya retained his UFC middleweight championship after defeating Marvin Vettori for the second time on a unanimous point victory.

The 'Last Style Bender' who dominated all the rounds successfully defended his middleweight belt for the third time asking.

During the post-match conference, the 31-year-old was asked how his performances on the octagon gives Nigerian people hope.

The Nigerian-born New Zealander told UFC YouTube:

"I want to get to that status that when I fight at 4 am and the whole country is awake cheering me on. I want crime to drop, I want all these Yahoo Boys to stop whatever they are doing just to watch me fight.

"The whole country comes together cheering me on for the next 30 minutes or under to see what kind of magic we create and just relishing that and feeling inspired."