I. Adesanya (photo) faces R. Whittaker in the UFC 271. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
The longer the fight, the better. In the final stages of preparation for the rematch between Israel adesanya e Robert whittaker for the middleweight title (up to 83,9kg.) in the UFC 271 next Saturday (12), the Nigerian's coach, Eugene Bareman, expects a longer result than the first meeting and says that his pupil will prove dominance over the Australian during five rounds.
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“People won't agree with me, but the best thing you can do in combat sports is not a knockout, but a dominance. What I would like to happen is just a five-round dominance, where there is no stoppage, but cumulative damage to leave no doubt. Just 25 minutes of pure dominance,” said Bareman in an interview with 'MMA fighting'.
Adesanya and Whittaker were in the main fight of the UFC 243, in October 2019. At the time, the New Zealander was the current champion of the division, however, he succumbed to the excellent performance of the 'Stylebender', who knocked out Robert in the second round of the confrontation.
main star of UFC 271, Israel is heading towards its fourth title defense in the category. For the title, the Nigerian went through Yoel romero, Paulo borrachinha e Marvin vettori.
On the other hand, Robert knew how to deal with the stumble and assumed the status of challenger after three consecutive victories. Among the victims are Darren till, Jared Cannonier e Kelvin Gastelum.
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