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By Charlie Oxtoby (Sports Afficionado the-sports-buff.com)

One of the greatest mixed martial artists and champions in the UFC middleweight division sees that the end of his career is coming closer.

Israel Adesanya is a two-time UFC Champion and has been on a decline ever since regaining the 185-pound title.

‘The Last Stylebender’ is on a three-fight losing streak with defeats to former champions Sean Strickland and Dricus Dus Plessis, and most recently to the upcoming title challenger Nassourdine Imavov.

On his YouTube channel, the 36-year-old has stated that he would fight around 10 more times before putting the gloves away.

“I know it’s less than 10. It can’t be more than 10,” Adesanya said.

“So if I fight now, I fight one more time towards the end of the year, maybe. That’s two fights. If I do two fights a year, next year I can still fight.

““2028 is going to be like, I don’t know yet. I can’t see past 2027. I don’t know. I don’t think that far ahead at the moment. I do glance at it, and I just know I’m on the tail end. I can see the finish line. I’ve been seeing the finish line in the distance, but now it’s closer.”

It seems that Adesanya is aiming to be active for the remainder of his MMA career, at least giving the fans the opportunity to see more highlight reels of the Nigeria-born fighter.

The #6 contender is scheduled to compete at UFC Seattle where he will be taking on Joe Pyfer in the main event of the fight night.

The American is on a three-fight win streak after coming off a submission triumph at UFC 320, looking to be a scary test for Adesanya in his quest to boost up the rankings.