Israel Adesanya was thrust in front of media shortly after his historic UFC title win in Melbourne this afternoon so he apologised in advance.
"I haven't had a shower yet," the new middleweight champion said.
"I haven't had my infamous, thought-provoking shower yet so right now, I'm normal.
"It just feels like I'm lucid dreaming so you might see me do weird things to see if I'm dreaming."
The Nigerian-born Kiwi became the UFC's undisputed middleweight champion this afternoon after beating Aussie champion Robert Whittaker via a second round knockout.
Shortly after the win, Adesanya handed his new belt to his parents who had joined him in the octagon to celebrate - a grounding moment for the 30-year-old fighter.
"They [my parents] created me so without them I wouldn't be possible," he said.
During his winner's interview in the octagon, Adesanya took a moment to appreciate the whirlwind journey he's undergone the last two years to go from a nobody to world champion.
The Kiwi fighter watched the last UFC event held in Melbourne in 2015 - where Holly Holm historically dethroned Ronda Rousey - but tonight he got his own piece of history.
"I was in the nose bleeds, and now I've made his nose bleed."
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