Alright, let’s talk about this “Israel Adesanya Team Prime” thing. I figured, why not document my journey trying to understand what’s up with it? It’s been a wild ride, lemme tell ya.
So, first things first, I started with the obvious: Googling. I typed in “Israel Adesanya Team Prime” and just started clicking on everything. News articles, forum posts, YouTube videos – the whole shebang.
What I quickly pieced together was that “Team Prime” is basically the crew Adesanya rolls with. Like, his inner circle. His training partners, coaches, maybe even some close friends. It seemed like they’re a pretty tight-knit group, always supporting each other, pushing each other to be better. That’s the vibe I got anyway.
Next, I dug a little deeper. I went to Adesanya’s Instagram. I mean, where else are you gonna find behind-the-scenes stuff, right? I scrolled through his posts, looking for any mentions of “Team Prime,” any tags of people who seemed to be constantly around him.
- I noticed this one guy, Eugene Bareman, always in his corner. Turns out, he’s Adesanya’s head coach at City Kickboxing in Auckland, New Zealand. Seemed like a crucial member of the team.
- Then there were a bunch of other fighters, like Dan Hooker and Kai Kara-France. They’re always training together, hyping each other up. Definitely part of the squad.
Okay, so I had some names, I had a gym. Now I wanted to see them in action. I went back to YouTube and searched for “City Kickboxing sparring” and “Israel Adesanya training camp.” Boom! Videos galore.
I watched hours of these guys training. Sparring sessions, pad work, grappling drills – the whole nine yards. It was cool to see how they worked together, how they gave each other feedback. You could tell there was a real sense of camaraderie there.
Here’s the real kicker: I noticed that it wasn’t just about the physical training. These guys were also talking about mindset, about visualization, about staying positive even when things got tough. It seemed like Team Prime was about building a fighter from the inside out, not just the outside in.
After all of that, I started to feel I understood their dynamics and their value as a team and individuals.
