The sudden death of an MMA prospect has rocked Israel Adesanya and several other UFC stars. Hakaraia Wilson has died aged 26. The Kiwi fighter was in Gisborne, New Zealand to attend a three-day music festival called Rhythm and Vines.
Police found his body when they were called to attend to a sudden death, with a spokesperson saying, “The death is not suspicious and has been referred to the coroner.” Now the MMA community is mourning the shocking loss of a potential star just days after boxing fans were stunned by the sudden death of Paul Bamba . READ MORE: Who is Israel Adesanya? Step inside the career of the ‘Last Stylebender’ UFC stars pay tribute to Hakaraia Wilson Wilson started his MMA career in 2020.
The welterweight fighter won six times and lost just once during his amateur run, which came to an end in 2023. As a professional, he boasted a record of four wins and three losses. Wilson’s final MMA fight saw him beat Mark Alcoba by technical knockout in Bali last October.
Israel Adesanya paid tribute by posting a video of Wilson on his Instagram story. Dan Hooker wrote: ‘Fly high brother before sharing the same clip as Adesanya, which included the caption: ‘You’ll be missed my brother. UFC Flyweight contender Kai Kara-France said: “Heartbreaking! Fly high my Maori.
Too many of our young tane taken too soon.’” UFC light heavyweight star Carlos Ulberg, who is currently preparing to face ex-champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC London in March, simply posted .
