Yousri Belgaroui celebrates victory in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC
Yousri Belgaroui caused a stir in his UFC debut. Last Saturday (18), in Canada, the Dutchman ignored his underdog status for the fight against Azamat Bekoev and took no notice of it, knocking him out in the third round. After the dominant performance, his friend and training partner Alex Poatán He was excited about his future in the organization and tried to target an old acquaintance.
At the post-UFC Vancouver, Belgaroui expressed interest in fighting against Israel adesanya in the UFC. It's true that the striking specialist made it clear that he's not yet in a position to face the former middleweight champion (up to 83,9 kg) as he's just starting his career in the company. In any case, Glover Teixeira praises the Nigerian and, in a respectful manner, projects the possible duel.
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"Absolutely. First of all, he's an exciting guy, a great striker. I'm sure it would be a great fight. I think we could put on a great fight for the fans. I have no personal issues with him. I know he's up there, he's done a lot for the sport and for himself, so it wouldn't make sense to challenge him now, but in the future, if this fight makes sense, I'm sure it would be really cool to do it," said the fighter.
Fighters have already faced each other
Experts in striking, Israel adesanya e Yousri Belgaroui They had two kickboxing fights. In 2016, Belgaroui faced the Nigerian and lost by unanimous and split decision.
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