A. Silva (left) and I. Adesanya (right) faced each other at UFC 234. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook ufcbrasil
Close to his fourth defense of the middleweight title (up to 83,9kg.), Israel adesanya He still has a long journey in Ultimate ahead of him, but he is already seen as one of the greatest of all time in the division. And there are even those who think that the Nigerian has already overcome Anderson Silva on the way to the title of 'GOAT' – term used to define the best fighter in history.
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For Chael Sonnen, arch-rival of 'Spider' in the organization, Adesanya already got the position in 2019, when he beat the Brazilian himself. At the time, he was not yet champion and was growing his career, while Silva had already lost the belt and was on a streak of just one victory in six fights.
Even so, the American stated that the fight was a differentiating point in defining the Nigerian as 'No. 1' of all time in the under-83,9kg category.
“If we summarize the discussion between Adesanya and Anderson, we will be doing the right thing, as they are in fact the two best. But they fought, Adesanya won two of the three rounds and the fight was closer than any of us thought it would be. It was a great fight. But this (Adesanya's victory) answers the question”, said Sonnen on his channel on 'YouTube'.
No UFC 271 next Saturday (12), Israel adesanya puts his title in dispute for the fourth time against Robert whittaker in the main fight of the night. Anderson Silva, in turn, has the record for most middleweight belt defenses (up to 83,9kg), with ten.
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