I. Adesanya downplays hype around K. Chimaev. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Israel adesanya became one of the targets of Khamzat Shimaev and, as it couldn't be any different, he had to give his opinion on MMA's newest promise. The middleweight champion (83,9kg) will fight against Paulo borrachinha No. UFC 253, an event that takes place this Saturday (26), in Abu Dhabi, but he found time in his schedule to respond to the challenge made by the Swede.
To the North American website Yahoo! Sports, 'The Last Stylebender' taunted Chimaev by saying he doesn't know who he is, or if he's ready for bigger fights, that he's never watched him in action and attacked his appearance.
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“I don't even know the guy and I haven't seen his fights yet. I watched the press conference and he talked a lot of nonsense. He was just casting his net. Have you ever seen him fight? Mouse lip? Ah… He faced low-level competition. So he thinks I'm an easy fight? this is interesting. I mean, everyone thinks that before the fight and throws words to the wind. Let him continue playing his net,” Adesanya replied.
It is worth remembering that this story began when Khamzat Shimaev appeared for the first time in the UFC, in July 2020, on Ilha da Luta. At the time, the Swede stated that he would win Israel adesanya e Kamaru Usman on the same night. And she didn't stop there. After knocking out Gerald meerschaert in 17 seconds, in UFC Las Vegas 11, 'Borz' kept his word and said that, if he continues training the way he is, the middleweight (83,9kg) and welterweight (77,6kg) champions, respectively, will be no match for him.
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