Israel Adesanya training with David Goggins is as polarizing as it gets—you either see it as a champion’s gritty reinvention or a cautionary tale in the making.
On one hand, it could be a game-changer. Goggins is the embodiment of mental toughness. If Adesanya feels like he needs to rewire his mindset after those brutal losses, this kind of suffering might be his reset button. Maybe he’s not just building endurance—maybe he’s trying to silence self-doubt, rekindle hunger, and show the world he’s still built different.
But on the other hand, we’ve seen this story before. Tony Ferguson walked through the Goggins fire too, and what followed was… hard to watch. Fans are right to be concerned—Adesanya isn’t a young gun anymore, and “training like a Navy SEAL” isn’t necessarily MMA-smart. His issues in the cage haven’t been about cardio or mental collapse. They’ve been tactical: defensive lapses, poor adjustments, timing misfires.
Goggins doesn’t coach fighting—he coaches suffering. That has value… but is it the right medicine now?
😬🤮Israel Adesanya vomitted after training with David Goggins
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— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) April 23, 2025
So here’s the real question:
Is Adesanya training with Goggins because he’s evolving—or because he’s desperate?
Where do you stand? Game-changer… or burnout waiting to happen?