With a new challenger defined, Israel Adesanya started the provocations for the fight for the UFC belt and provoked the rival of the time
This Tuesday, 09, the fighter Israel Adesanya started the promotion of the fight for the belt in the middleweight division. After the official announcement made by the UFCthe Nigerian met his new opponent and decided to provoke the Brazilian Alex ‘Poatan’who will fight for the title on November 12, in New Yorkus United States.
In an interview with “ESPN”, Israel Adesanya did not mince words to predict the fight against Alex ‘Poatan’. Always very confident and aware that he can keep his UFC belt, the current champion made it clear that he will keep the title even though he was defeated by the Brazilian twice throughout his kickboxing career.
as announced on @SportsCenterwe have a 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑺𝑰𝑽𝑬 main event set for MSG 🍎@Stylebender vs Alex Pereira is confirmed for #UFC281!
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— UFC (@ufc) August 5, 2022
“Have I ever run away from a fight? I always picked the guy no one wanted to face. I run into these guys, I run towards the fire. After he beat me in Brazil, I never had plans to get revenge or anything like that, because I don’t hold grudges, I let go. But the universe gifted me with this and it’s right there, it’s the perfect airlift pass and I’m going to nail that f***“, fired Adesanya.
“I’m excited to finally have someone who after the first or second round, they realize they can’t do shit and they just want to defend themselves. He’s going to attack me and he’s really going to try to finish me off. This is the story of this fight, because he’s done it before in kickboxing. Is he going to be knocked out or am I going to be knocked out?“, continued.
“This guy won’t be shy. He’s going to attack me from gong to gong, and I’m going to do the same. And every time someone brings me a fight, I raise the bar. You can’t defend yourself the same way you can in kickboxing in MMA. You have to use your brain, get out of the scam. Also, my striking style is very different in MMA than in kickboxing.“, concluded the current champion.
In kickboxing, Alex Pereira faced Israel Adesanya on two occasions and won them all. In the first, the Brazilian relied on the judges’ decision. In the second, the knockout against the Nigerian was devastating. Now, they meet again at different times, but with the same excitement as the old duels.
Source: sportbuzz
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