Den obesegrade nigerianske mellanviktaren Israel Adesanya kommer härnäst att möta Derek Brunson under UFC 230 i New York i november, som vid flera tillfällen utmanade honom.
Adesanya tror dock att Brunson egentligen inte ville ha matchen och att det var UFC som fick honom att gå ut med utmaningen.
Via MMAFighting:
He didn’t call me out, the UFC made him call me out. He wouldn’t even dare say my name. I feel like if he turned down a fight with me it would make him look bad. They forced him to take that fight because he wouldn’t dare call me out by himself. He was trying to make it out like, ‘Sign the contract’, but I was like, ‘Bro, I signed the contract two days ago, what are you on about?’ This ain’t the WWE and I keep up that image, but I think he’s in over his head on this one. He’s never been in a fight like this. I know he’s fought Anderson Silva, but he hasn’t been in a fight with anyone like me, so I think it’s a new territory for him.
Adesanya har 14 raka vinster i sin karriär och segrade senast mot Brad Tavares via ett enhälligt domslut under TUF 27 Finale i juli. Han ser nu fram emot att läxa upp Brunson i oktogonen i november.
I want to punish him, but I don’t think he’s going to last a round because of the way he fights. Even at that press conference, if not for Dana White, he would’ve ran straight into what ever I wanted. I had already established my distance with hand on his chest and he’s already running forward with his chin up. That already tells me how he’s going to approach this fight.
UFC 230 äger rum i New York den 3 november.
