Wasi Adeshina will enter the cage at PFL Africa 2 in Johannesburg on August 9, 2025, as a featherweight fighter for Nigeria, dwelling and coaching in Sweden. The story of his profession begins with adversity quite than ambition.
Wasi Adeshina
Adeshina began practising blended martial arts for self-protection after being bullied. “It was extra of a self-protection sort of factor. Everybody has been bullied as soon as of their lifetime, and at some point you get up and say, no extra getting bullied,” he mentioned, in an interview with LowKick MMA.
Adeshina explains that he didn’t got down to develop into knowledgeable athlete. “The dream was by no means to develop into knowledgeable MMA fighter. I had just a few fights after which I made it this far. When you make it this far, you get interested by how far you may go, the place your skills and your self-belief can take you.” He says that being bullied steered him in direction of martial arts and finally formed his path. “These folks did me a favor. They acquired me the place I wanted to be.”
He encourages younger folks dealing with comparable challenges to take initiative. “At some point, arise for your self. Take issues into your personal fingers as a result of mother and pop aren’t going to be there on a regular basis. Large brothers and large sisters aren’t going to be there on a regular basis. Simply you.”
“Anybody can take no matter it’s you’ve got at present and so they gained’t look again and care about it. Successful that struggle confirmed me my potential and that this was meant to be. Once you unlock that character of yours, nobody can cease you.”
Adeshina will face Jean-Jacques Lubaya from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in his subsequent bout. He emphasizes the significance of the chance. “I’m actually grateful to PFL for giving me the chance. A man like me, most individuals would by no means imagine I’d make it this far. However we’re within the large leagues now and it’s time for the Champions League to start out.”
When questioned about technique, Adeshina doesn’t deal with elaborate planning. “All people has a sport plan till they get punched within the face. I’m wanting ahead to getting punched within the face after which we’ll see the sport plan there,” he mentioned.
Wanting forward, Adeshina needs to earn the PFL Africa belt after which compete internationally. “I’m taking the PFL Africa belt after which looking for my skills on the world stage to take that belt too. I’m going to start out with Africa after which go and take the nations as properly.” He credit his workforce at Sweden Prime Crew for his or her ongoing help and is raring to characterize their work in Johannesburg. “I can’t wait to get to Johannesburg and present what we’ve been engaged on.”
