UFC champion Israel Adesanya wants to cross-promote with porn stars and names Abella Danger and Mia Malkova as his favourites

Israel Adesanya has outlined ambitious cross-promotion plans involving several of his favourite porn stars.

The UFC middleweight champion has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top since his octagon debut in February 2018.

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Israel Adesanya wants to cross-promote with several of his favourite porn stars

His knockout of Robert Whittaker in 2019 cemented his position as the best 185-pounder on the planet, with his sights focused on becoming a mainstream superstar.

‘The Last Stylebender’ failed to capture the imagination during his first defence against the fearsome Yoel Romero and is clearly eyeing up other opportunities to boost his profile.

Speaking to Essentially Sports, the 30-year-old believes his relationship with several adult film stars could help him achieve his lofty goals.

“We all watch porn, we all masturbate, we all have sex. So why [do we] pretend this doesn’t happen? It’s like shaming our sexuality,” Adesanya said about porn and pornstars.

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Adesanya failed to capture the imagination in the way he had hoped against Yoel Romero

“Everyone watches them. I can use that connection, my relationship with them, to cross-promote, if that makes sense.”

When quizzed about who he had in mind, the New Zealand-native was quick to name his favourite stars.

He added: “Mia Malkova is still at the top. Shoutout to Mia.

“Miss Danger [Abella Danger] is still on the top. Holly Michaels. There’s a lot. The list goes on.”

The UFC star is a big fan of Mia Malkova