I. Adesanya has been UFC middleweight champion since 2019. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Even with the controversies surrounding the weight of Paulo borrachinha, the main fight of the UFC Las Vegas 41 must happen. Executioner of both the Brazilian and Marvin vettori, Israel adesanya decided not to be left out of the dispute and gave his opinion on the confrontation. On your channel YouTube, the middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) analyzed the clash and named his favorite.
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“I'm going with Vettori. When he faced me (UFC 263, in June), he (Marvin) didn't want to fight but rather survive. I recognize his evolution, his defensive boxing, good head movement. He does the basics and that's good. Offensively, he was able to grab my ribs, but he couldn't take me down. His grappling is nothing to worry about. I felt much stronger. Vettori's biggest weapon is his chin, that 'Lego block'. (…) He can take Costa (Borrachinha) to deep waters using wrestling”, said the fighter.
This weekend, Paulo and Marvin face each other with an eye on a new middleweight title fight. Today, the fighters figure prominently in the group's ranking.
In the last few hours, a controversy involving the Brazilian's weight put the confrontation in question. About 12kg. above the limit required for the duel, the Minas Gerais native, in a press conference last Wednesday, stated that he would not be able to reach the amount determined for the middleweights.
Moments later, the protagonists, in an interview given to 'ESPN', They arrived to a verbal agreement for a catchweight dispute, up to 88,5kg. Later, journalist Brett Okamoto stated that Ultimate made the duel official, but without revealing the limit for the scale yet.
Per UFC officials, the plan is to move forward with Costa vs. Vettori at a catchweight. No specific weight to report just yet.
- Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) October 21, 2021
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