Israel Adesanya says he wants to turn rematch against Alex Poatan into a 'bloodbath'

Israel adesanya (left) and Alex Poatán (dir.) before fight in UFC 281. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @Stylebender)

Approximately two weeks after being knocked out and dethroned by Alex Poatán in the middleweight belt dispute (up to 83,9kg), in the main fight of UFC 281, Israel adesanya continues thinking and talking about the possibility of an immediate rematch against the Brazilian.

On his official YouTube channel, the Nigerian once again argued that he deserved an immediate rematch and that Alex Poatán He is only where he is because of his work in the organization.

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“What I did for the team, don’t you dare. I deserved the rematch for the work I did. You only got here because of the work I did, because of my sweat”, Adesanya said.

Adesanya, who was in front of Alex Poatán on the judges' sheets until suffering the knockout in the fifth and final round, he said he was excited about the possibility of facing the Brazilian again and guaranteed that he intends to turn the rematch into “a bloodbath”.

“I earned the fight to do this, so I'm going to kick his ass. I'm excited for this chapter and I like the way the story develops. I left him bloody. I made him bleed. If you make them bleed, you can kill them. This time, I want it to be a bloodbath. I want to get up and see everything red”, he concluded.