After defeating Romero, Adesanya accepts Borrachinha's challenge for July

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

After the frustrating clash with Yoel romero in the main fight of UFC 242, Israel adesanya He is already thinking about the next challenge after retaining the middleweight title (up to 83,9kg). The Nigerian accepted the challenge made by Paulo borrachinha and agreed to face the Brazilian on July 11, in 'International Fight Week'. The confirmation was made at the press conference after this weekend's event.

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"Sounds good to me. July is my birthday month. I can do this,” said the champion.

For Israel, the confrontation against the Brazilian will represent the opposite of what was seen this Saturday, when the athletes showed little combativeness and were heavily booed by the public present at the 'T-Mobile Arena'. When talking about the possible confrontation against Paulo, the Nigerian took the opportunity to criticize Romero's performance, whom he accused of not being motivated to win a title with the organization, but showed no regret for having accepted the dispute against the Cuban.

“I think things happened the way they were supposed to. I'm looking forward to this fight (against Borrachinha). Now, more than never. I know that guy won't stand in front of me. He will walk forward, put pressure on me and will be hit a lot by me”, concluded the champion.

The triumph over Romero marked the 19th victory in Israel's professional MMA career. The fighter, who debuted in the sport in 2012, has never suffered a defeat and continues to have a perfect record.

Just like the Nigerian, Paulo doesn't know what it's like to be defeated in a mixed martial arts confrontation. At 28 years old, the Brazilian has 13 triumphs in his career in the sport.

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