It is five years ago that Israel Adesanya last participated in a non-title fight in the UFC Octagon.
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya will participate in his first UFC-Niet-Title fight this Saturday in UFC Riyadh against rising competitions Nassourdine Imavov. A victory over Imavov will take him a step closer to make a new middleweight title shot after back-to-back defeats.
While Adesanya quickly ran the middleweight rankings and confirmed himself as a promising young star, he fought against UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva on UFC 234. After the main event of the map fell apart due to Robert Whittaker's disease, the UFC Adesanya US promoted . Silva as the the The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The fact one The The The The The The The Ades the main event of the map and it did not disappoint.
Adesanya and Silva show off striking skills in the UFC 234 Main Event with their Swagger and Elite. But it was Adesanya who had the more viral moments when he taunted Silva during the fight, similar to what Silva did with so many elite hunters during the flourishing of his career.
After three rounds of very competitive action, Adesanya earned the unanimous decision victory on the jury's score cards. The fight was seen as a 'passing the torch' between Silva and Adesanya when a new era began in the middleweight division.
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Israel Adesanya shares an honest reaction in the middle of the fight on Anderson Silva
During a 2019 performance about the Joe Rogan experience, Adesanya thought about Silva in his first career UFC Pay-per-View Main Event.
“That was iconic, I wish he left after that fight, I wanted to be the one,” said Adesanya. 'He has never had anyone with him what he has done to people … The boys he has defeated [in his prime]They could not go along in this era … I fanboyed the man's entire career, and I knew what he was going to do before he would do it.
“There was a moment in the third round when he” come on! “, There was a bit of sitting, and I sat back and went” I want to wait too! “. And then I thought” Oh S ***, me Vecht Anderson Silva '… that's why I fight for iconic moments, f ***.
Adesanya has recorded the interim -thuikc middleweight title by performing Kelvin Gastelum in his next fight on UFC 236. It is considered one of the greatest fighting in the history of UFC, because Adesanya is the first time in his MMA career with regard to adversity was confronted.
Adesanya learned many lessons from the Silva fight; That he eventually secured the linear middle weight belt about Whittaker on UFC 243. He successfully defended the title five times before he loses Alex Pereira on UFC 281.
Israel Adesanya's victory over Anderson Silva Jumpstarted Path to Superstardom
Silva is considered by many as one of the largest UFC hunters of all time after setting countless records. His 10 consecutive title defenses were seen as an insurmountable record before Demetrious Johnson broke with a victory over Ray Borg at UFC 216.
Silva defeated the will of Vitor Belfort, Forrest Griffin, Chael Sonnen and then Henderson during his UFC office period. He went to the UFC Hall of Fame in 2023.
Adesanya will probably become a member of Silva in the UFC Hall of Fame, but in the meantime he has a number of unfinished things in the Octagon. Without looking at Silva during his Prime, Adesanya may not have become the Superstar athlete that he is today.
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