I. Adesanya (left) celebrates victory over P. Borrachinha (right) in 2020. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook @ufc
Eternal rival Paulo borrachinha in MMA, Israel adesanya He started talking about the Brazilian again. Keeping an eye on the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 41, which puts the miner face to face with Marvin vettori, the middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg.) highlighted the qualities of the Tupiniquim, but with reservations. Amid some praise, the Nigerian exposed a problem, which he considers serious, in the Brazilian's game.
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“Costa (Borrachinha) is not a bad fighter. I just made it look easy (when he defeated the Brazilian in the UFC 253). He uses the jab very well and kicks to the body. It's something he can definitely take advantage of. His takedown defense is also a quality, but his 'gas tank' will easily run out,” said Adesanya, on his channel on YouTube, predicting what could happen in this Saturday's main fight.
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At the weekend, Paulo will return to the Octagon just over a year after his stumble against Israel in the middleweight title fight. The Brazilian even had a negotiated commitment against Robert whittaker, for April, but a 'strong flu' ended up taking the Brazilian out of the show.
Today, the Minas Gerais player occupies a prominent position in the category led by Adesanya. Without fighting since 2020, the athlete is in second place, behind only Robert and the champion himself.
Interestingly, Vettori also comes from a setback for Israel. In June of this season, the Italian was another victim of the Nigerian in the middleweight division, in the repeat of a balanced clash held in 2018.
If Borrachinha or Marvin win convincingly, one of the fighters could qualify for a new fight for the belt.
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