Adesanya doesn't expect difficulties against Whittaker: 'I'll cancel him easily'

I. Adesanya at a UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction/Youtube ufc

The fact that Israel adesanya He has shown himself to be a competent and, above all, confident fighter in each challenge, there is no doubt about it. For your next appointment, then, it would be no different. Against Robert whittaker, in combat valid for the UFC 243, on October 5th, the Nigerien stated that he will go through the challenge without any major problems. The statement was made in a recent interview at the press conference promoting the event.

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“He’s a guy I’ll easily cancel out. Is it a challenge I've never faced before? I don't think so. He just plays his game really well. It's just a weird game that I've never seen before. But he might try to prove me wrong. From where I see it, I’ll nullify it easily,” Adesanya said.

The Nigerian always brings to his game a wide variety of tactics that can lead his opponents to defeat. This is what the interim champion is focusing on to confirm his good result in next weekend's fight.

“I have these attributes that I use very well, and I think his training could be focused on the last fight (UFC 234) and thinking about when Kelvin (Gastelum) was able to close the gap. That was just a mistake on our part and would have been a good game plan on their part. But we take care of these errors. I’ll be able to use my height and reach like I always have,” Israel said.

The Nigerian also made a point of noting that, if he becomes the owner of the absolute title, he will be a more active champion than his next rival. As lineal champion since 2017, Robert only held one title defense, at UFC 225 (the fight, however, was not worth the belt to Yoel romero, which did not check the weight limit for the division).

“As champion, I will be much more active than he ever was. Maybe not right away, because of the time I’ve been playing, but I will be an active champion,” concluded Adesanya.

In addition to the fight for unification, Israel will also put its unbeaten career record at stake. At 30 years old, the Nigerian has never been defeated in 17 disputed clashes.