Watch as Israel Adesanya nearly knocks out his COACH by using dangerous wheel kicks in training for UFC 276.

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya nearly knocked out his kickboxing trainer trying to master a stunning spinning technique.

The Last Stylebender has been working with Carl Van Roon, the owner of Van Roon Martial Arts in Auckland, New Zealand. This is in preparation for his UFC 276 title defense against Jared Cannonier.

Adesanya quickly picked up many of the techniques that he was taught while they were training together.

Van Roon, a Nigerian-born New Zealander, almost died after narrowly missing his back with a spinning wheels kick.

Adesanya (32), nearly took Van Roon's back with a spinning kick after a leg strike.

Van Roon posted footage of the near miss to his Instagram account, writing: "@Stylebender nearly knocks me out. It's always fun to train with this guy."

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MMA fans were quick with their comments, one of which was "Ultra instinct reflex."

Another one said, "When the coach sees even a number."

Another said, "Snip snip!"

One commented: "Did anyone see how aware Van Roon was that he ducked the kick-looking fwd?"

Another voiced concern: "Close shave."

Adesanya was last seen in action at UFC 271 in Houston Texas in February. He successfully defended his title against Australian rival Robert Whittaker by unanimous decision.

UFC's second African-born champion has signed a mega-money deal to promote the fight.

He believes that the new record-breaking deal is the result of all the elements that he brings to it.

SunSport spoke to him earlier this year, saying: "Yeah [it was a combination of all that], and then some.

"Even the Oceania situation with me and Alexander Volkanovski, champions and the team we are building over there.

"And that's why the entire world is watching because of what we do in the UFC.

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