Nigerian-born Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has reportedly been arrested for taking brass knuckles through security at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.
The 33-year-old lost his title by TKO to Alex Pereira in New York last Saturday.
He was arrested by Port Authority police at the American Airlines terminal on Wednesday.
According to a report in Daily Mail, a Port Authority spokesperson at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York confirmed the arrest, saying Adesanya was booked for possessing ‘metal knuckles.’
Brass knuckles are a Class A misdemeanor in New York, and it is also illegal to bring them aboard an airplane. It’s not clear where Adesanya allegedly stored the weapon.
Spokespeople from the UFC are yet to react to the incident.
