Wasi Adeshina will enter the cage at PFL Africa 2 in Johannesburg on August 9, 2025, as a featherweight fighter for Nigeria, residing and coaching in Sweden. The story of his profession begins with adversity relatively than ambition.
Wasi Adeshina
Adeshina began working towards combined 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 someday 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 grow to be an expert athlete. “The dream was by no means to grow to be an expert MMA fighter. I had just a few fights after which I made it this far. When you make it this far, you get interested in how far you possibly can 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 in the end formed his path. “These folks did me a favor. They bought me the place I wanted to be.”
He encourages younger folks dealing with comparable challenges to take initiative. “Sooner or later, get up for your self. Take issues into your individual arms as a result of mother and pa aren’t going to be there on a regular basis. Huge brothers and massive sisters aren’t going to be there on a regular basis. Simply you.”
“Anybody can take no matter it’s you’ve gotten right this moment they usually gained’t look again and care about it. Successful that battle confirmed me my potential and that this was meant to be. Whenever 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 massive leagues now and it’s time for the Champions League to begin.”
When questioned about technique, Adeshina doesn’t deal with elaborate planning. “All people has a recreation plan till they get punched within the face. I’m trying ahead to getting punched within the face after which we’ll see the sport plan there,” he mentioned.
Trying forward, Adeshina desires to earn the PFL Africa belt after which compete internationally. “I’m taking the PFL Africa belt after which in search of my skills on the world stage to take that belt too. I’m going to begin with Africa after which go and take the nations as nicely.” He credit his workforce at Sweden Prime Group for his or her ongoing help and is raring to symbolize their work in Johannesburg. “I can’t wait to get to Johannesburg and present what we’ve been engaged on.”
