UFC mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya is many things: champion fighter, fashion plate, a particular version of modern masculinity. Adam Dudding sat down with him ahead of the release of Stylebender a new feature-length film about him which aims to show all the different facets of Adesanya, in and out of the ring. 

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Stylebender is on general release from September 28.

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Written by Adam Dudding

Produced by Jen Black

Audio editing: Connor Scott

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