Anderson (left) faces Adesanya (right) at UFC 234. Photo: Montagem SL MMA Press
Even surrounded by controversies in the last years of his career, Anderson Silva He still has a lot of recognition for his stand-up fighting skills. However, for Israel's coach Adesanya, Spider's next rival, the Brazilian would not be a serious match for the Nigerian just in terms of exchanging blows. For Eugene Bareman, the former middleweight champion can only beat his pupil if he takes the fight to the ground.
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Bareman ignores Anderson's numbers in the octagon as: the best use of strikes in the history of the UFC, record of knockdowns, second biggest knockout artist in the franchise, in addition to the spectacular performance against Forrest griffin, in 2009. For him, Adesanya's kickboxing career makes all the difference for the Nigerian: he has a history of 81 fights with 75 wins, 48 of which were by knockout.
“In a stand-up fight, the casual fan will certainly disagree with me, but that's why he's a casual fan. A stand-up fight would not be a competition for Israel adesanya. His pedigree is much higher, and he is a high caliber fighter. But this is an MMA fight, and that makes it more interesting. It makes the battlefield more balanced, and makes this fight more interesting”, said the coach.
On the other hand, despite believing in Adesanya's standing superiority, Bareman believes that the duel under MMA rules will not be of much advantage to his pupil.
“They are on two different levels. Israel is a highly refined expert at what he does. Anderson has been doing MMA for most of his life, but that's what makes it so interesting. It's not a striking fight. In a striking fight, there would be no competition. It's an MMA fight, which is the great equalizer, so to speak. It’s an MMA fight and there are all these other aspects”, he concluded.
Anderson x Adesanya
The fight between Anderson Silva e Israel adesanya it will be the second most important fight of UFC 234, an event that takes place on February 9, in Melbourne, Australia. The winner of the dispute will be the challenger for the middleweight belt, who will emerge in the main fight of the night between Robert whittaker e Kelvin Gastelum.
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