I. Adesanya (left) and R. Whittaker (right) face each other in the UFC 271. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube
Next Saturday (12), in the main fight of UFC 271, Israel adesanya defends middleweight belt (up to 83,9 kg) in rematch against Robert whittaker. After being defeated by technical knockout in the first meeting, Whittaker plotted his way to a new title fight by convincingly beating three ranked opponents. The Australian's performances, however, did not seem to impress the defending champion.
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Talking about the fight on his official YouTube channel, Israel adesanya said he believes fans are overestimating his recent performances. Robert whittaker, which surpassed Darren till, Jared Cannonier e Kelvin Gastelum.
“Yes, (they are overestimating) too much. To the point where I started to wonder if he invented a new scam or something. Did he reinvent the jab or something? It has evolved, yes, but not to the point that people are talking about. The proportion. I think maybe people have low standards. I have high standards. He played the game very well against three opponents. At the same time, if you put these three guys together, they don't hold a candle to me. The way they play the game is not the same. So, like I said: I was not impressed with your performance,” Adesanya said, imitating the famous phrase said by Georges St-Pierre to Matt hugs.
While Robert whittaker defeated three opponents since the duel held in UFC 243, on 2019, Israel adesanya He also defended the middleweight title on three occasions: against Yoel romero, Paulo borrachinha e Marvin vettori. The Nigerian also fought for the light heavyweight belt (up to 93 kg), but ended up defeated by Jan Blachowicz In this ocasion.
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