UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya recently appeared to shoot his shot at American actor and singer Vanessa Hudgens after the 34-year-old's bikini picture went viral on social media. In February 2023, Hudgens announced her engagement with professional baseball player Cole Tucker while Adesanya is rumored to be dating an Australian model, Shana Evers.
On July 4, the actress took to her official Instagram handle and posted a birthday tribute to her fiancee Tucker, who is an outfielder for the Albuquerque Isotopes, which are a Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies. She wrote, "Happy Freakin Birthday to my big man @cotuck ♥️ He makes the world a better place. Brightens everyone’s day with his humor, compassion and that beautiful damn smile. Love you baby HAPPPEEEE BIRFFFFDAYY "
On the other hand, Adesanya took to social media on Tuesday to share a snapshot of himself alongside tech-billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and fellow UFC fighter Alexander Volkanovski, documenting their training session. Adesanya's caption praised the competitive spirit of the 39-year-old tech mogul.
Recently, a picture of Vanessa Hudgens has been doing rounds on the internet where the actress can be seen wearing a skimpy outfit that attracted many fans' attention. Following suit, the "Stylebender" took his chance and quote retweeted the image with a caption, "We’re all in this together. 🙏🏾"
The High School Musical actress shared a series of pictures on her Instagram account from her beach photoshoot. She captioned the post, "Island girl"
On the other hand, Israel Adesanya knocked out Alexsandro Pereira of Brazil in the second round of their middleweight championship bout in the main event of UFC 287, at the Kaseya Center in Miami on April 8, to win back the title once again.
Meanwhile, South African fighter Dricus Du Plessis defeated Robert Whittaker in UFC 290 and was involved in a heated argument with Adesanya following his bout. The pair are likely to headline UFC 293 in a title bout, which both will be desperate to win.