I. Adesanya reacted to A. Poatan's knockout in the UFC 268. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
Played last Saturday (6), the UFC 268 There were two title fights, but another athlete caught the attention. Rookie of the night, Alex Poatán managed to knock out Andreas Michailidis with a flying knee and won the 'Performance of the Night' award.
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Israel adesanya He made a point of following his former tormentor's debut and did not fail to comment on the matter. In a video published on his YouTube channel, the Nigerian surprised by wishing the Brazilian well before the fight started.
“I don't know, but I hope he does well. The other guy is using more energy than him, but he is very dangerous in the clinch with his knees. It's very similar (to my fight) against Brunson, because he's trying to find a way out. Alex will do it,” said Adesanya.
During the video, it was also possible to see Israel's instant reaction to Poatan's knockout. The middleweight champion (up to 83,9kg) praised the Brazilian's movement and stated that a new 'gas' is needed in his division.
"Here it is. And that. I thought he was going to do it when (Michailidis) first tried to take the takedown, but I didn't know he was going to do a flying knee. We talked about this two days ago. We need something new in the category (…) Good work, Pereira. That was very good. Something I really like is that everyone clings to what has already happened, but I hope he does well in his next fights”, added the Nigerian.
At the end, the Nigerian reflected on his fight against Alex Poatán, still in kickboxing. According to him, the knockout suffered in the past would not reflect the final result in another meeting between the two athletes. It is worth remembering that the Brazilian has already beaten him on two occasions in the past.
“They will still often show the knockout I suffered. But before the end of the fight you could notice that I was infiltrated with other people's thoughts. But I was younger. It's different now. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”, he concluded.
Furthermore, in the video, Israel adesanya is also excited about thewar' in between Justin gaethje e Michael chandler and front kick Marlon Vera 'à la Anderson Silva' against Frankie Edgar, Besides the knockout victory of Canelo Álvarez over Caleb Plant in boxing.
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