Excited about the superfight, Adesanya praises Blachowicz: 'He's a solid, strange and powerful fighter'

I. Adesanya praises J. Blachowicz. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

Announced by Dana White shortly after the UFC Las Vegas 12, the superfight between the champions Israel adesanya e Jan Blachowicz It took the MMA community by surprise and divided opinions. The number one middleweight (83,9kg), who was present at the event, held on Saturday (31), in the USA, did not hide his happiness with his new commitment.

In an interview with the North American website Submission Radio, Adesanya praised Blachowicz, admitting that the Pole, in fact, represents a danger in all areas, but he believes that the duel against the number one light heavyweight will be the same as his last one, when he overcame the power of Paulo borrachinha on the basis of the technique.

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“The rematch with Whittaker didn’t excite me, but this fight did! Blachowicz is a good, dangerous fighter. He's solid on the ground and awkward on his feet. He presents many problems, especially having the legendary Polish power, but all fighters have power. I proved, in the last fight, that there's no point in being powerful if the athlete can't reach the target. I’m not an easy fighter to hit,” said Adesanya.

At 31, Israel adesanya had one of the fastest rises in the UFC. The Nigerian debuted in the organization in 2018 and became middleweight champion in 2019. 'The Last Stylebender' remains undefeated in MMA, has already had nine fights for the company and has beaten big names in MMA, such as Anderson Silva, Robert whittaker, Yoel romero, Paulo borrachinha, Kelvin Gastelum, Derek Brunson e Marvin vettori.