Israel Adesanya skapade en hel del hajp efter sin vinst på mot Anderson Silva på UFC 234. Enligt den regerande mellanviktsmästaren Robert Whittaker så kommer Adesanya slå Kelvin Gastelum på UFC 236, men passar samtidigt på att flika in att ”The Last Stylebender” nog inte är så bra som han själv eller UFC tror han är.
Detta är något han nämnde på sing egen podcast Grange TV.
“I don’t think Adesanya’s striking is as good as he believes. it is. It’s very good. I’m not saying his striking is bad, it’s very, very good – but I just don’t think it’s as good as he thinks it is. The times Adesanya’s looked very good is against people that don’t have the greatest striking.”
“We’re not kickboxing,”
“The difference in striking in the Octagon as opposed to the ring is night and day. Comparing the two isn’t applicable. Yes, he can take a lot of the skillsets over and they’re very transferable, but it’s not the same. It’s not the same.”
“Having very high technical skills in striking, isn’t the same as being a very dangerous striker. If you were to look at Romero, he is not technically great at stand-up. He’s not known for his technical grace with his standup, [but] most of his wins have been knockouts. He hits very hard. He hits like a truck. He’s a dangerous striker. He would have to be one of the most dangerous strikers in the world. Most of his wins come by knockout standing up – punches, flying knees – he’s a very, very dangerous striker but you can’t say he’s super technical, because he’s not.”
“Adesanya is dangerous and technical, but he’s not the same as Romero. He’s not super, super dangerous.”
Whittaker hoppas på att möta vinnaren mellan Adesanya och Gastelum inom tre månader efter UFC 236, vilket är fönstret som är beräknat för att läka ihop från bråcket han fick bara timmarna innan han skulle gå match på UFC 234.
“I’m looking to fight the winner of that,”
”I guess, in terms of timelines and dates, it will be a month – two or three months after that. Three months maximum, one month minimum. That’s the kind of timeline I’m looking for.”
UFC 236 går den 13 april, arenan är vid det skrivande datumet ännu okänd.
