Rumors have surfaced that Adesanya may be dealing with a staph infection, but the champion says that there is merely a scrape on his elbow.
?It?s just a little something, a little scrape of myself,? Adesanya said on Ariel Helwani?s MMA Show (via Cole Shelton of BJPenn.com). ?That s**t happens, but whatever.?
The scrape is not expected to affect Adesanya much, if at all, heading into his title defense this weekend at UFC 248.
Adesanya proclaims that he?ll never get a staph infection, but the champion has had malaria many times over the years.
?A little something. I?ve never had staph. I never will,? he said. ?I?ve had malaria damn near eight times. I don?t know what else I?ve had. Like you think staph?s going to f**k with me??
UFC 248 takes place on Saturday, March 7 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada with Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, with a post-show podcast to follow.