"I was just gutted... You've done everything, just walk away from the sport... I would like to see him retire. There's nothing else left for him to do in mixed martial arts. I think he's done everything, not even considering the number of kickboxing matches he's had as well."
"It's like Dustin Poirier - now that he's retired, he's finding all these things he can actually say yes to that he couldn't before. People are like, 'Man, you should come wrestle for Real American Freestyle!' Why? This [business] stuff is way more important than that."
Demetrious Johnson expressed concern for Israel Adesanya following his recent loss to Joe Pyfer at UFC Seattle. Adesanya has lost four consecutive fights since regaining the middleweight title in 2022. Johnson feels Adesanya has accomplished everything in MMA and should consider retirement. He emphasized that Adesanya deserves to enjoy life outside of fighting and can explore various business opportunities post-retirement, similar to Dustin Poirier's experience after leaving the sport.
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