“The Last Stylebender” is one of the best MMA fighters on the planet. Israel Adesanya is currently ranked 2nd on the UFC’s Men’s per kilo list, behind only Alexander Volkanovski. It just goes to show how talented Izzy is in the octagon.
His opponent at UFC 281 Alex Pereira, however, is a different story. While his skills as a forward are unquestionable, many people have expressed concerns about his skills as an MMA fighter. Although “Poatan” has a win top 5 competitorsit certainly has not faced such elite competition. Israel Adesanya.
In a sit-down interview with ESPN’s Megan Anderson, Champion questioned Alex’s skills and experience in the octagon. İzzet continued his words as follows: “It’s very one-dimensional. He is at the beginning of the game. That’s why I’m even happy to have him now… I definitely know he’s not as smart in the cage as I am, I really know that.”
Izzy’s statement comes after she asked Meghan if the Brazilian poses the biggest puzzle as a rival due to similar kickboxing histories. Israel seems very confident going into the war, even as it claims in the same interview that there are ways to shut down Pereira. The Ultimate Stylebender will definitely be He wants to get his W back at UFC 281 and its again domination over division.
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Israel Adesanya wants to win in the Light Heavyweight division
In March 2021, Adesanya became the light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz to become a double champion. However, this didn’t quite go according to plan as Blachowicz was the only fighter in the UFC it took to take down Izzy and keep him there. And just like that, Adesanya tasted defeat for the first time in the UFC, albeit in light weight.
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Stylebender has previously called for a transition to light heavyweight. “side quest.” And on that same ESPN, when asked if she plans on more of these side missions, Izzy said: “I love the 185, I want to run the 185. But then I want to do another side mission, even without the belt. Just to get that win in 205, just to say “I did it”.
While it wasn’t exactly the fight he had envisioned, the fight against Blachowicz certainly wasn’t a bad show for Adesanya. And fans will definitely love to see him fight back at 205lb with so many exciting potential fights like Jiri Prochazka and Magomed Ankalaev.
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