A former two-time middleweight champion suffered its third consecutive loss in Saudi Arabia.
Israël Adesanya looked back on Saturday evening on Saturday evening in the win column in Riyad, but was short of Nassourdine Imavov in the main event.
The emerging French competition on 185 pounds provided a stunning second round finish on 'The Last Stylebender' to produce the biggest victory of his career so far.
After his second knockout loss in the Octagon, this latest setback led to speculation about what the next is for Adesanya and whether he should hang the gloves forever.
He has already made it clear that this is not his intention, despite the criticism he received in the immediate aftering of his last outing.
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Darren Till calls the critics of Israel Adesanya after the loss of Imavov
Darren Till has weighed the future of the UFC of Israel Adesanya by calling the people who do not give the MMA legend the respect he deserves.
'The Gorilla' was a rival of Adesanya's during his middleweight Run, where it seemed as if a fight between them was only a few steps away from a reality.
A passionate statement was placed, in which comparisons are drawn between their career to point out that this loss does not affect its earlier performance at the highest level.
“I have just read a comment on an MMA page that says that the downfall of Israel Adesanya should be studied !!!!!!!!!!,” wrote the former UFC hunter on X. ” Idiot is understanding that explanation actually !!!!!! I try so hard, but I am not so confused …
“Which downfall ???? I have seen people comment on Downfalls Studies etc … Everything that Darren's Downfall has to be studied so far. I understand. I should have excel more in the UFC than me, but some Certain factors did not leave me … but now I am not even able to understand that I have just seen a comment that the downfall of Israel Adesanya must be studied,
“Me and Izzy are not friends. He was finished ***** Demolition in the middleweight. Nobody could beat him.”
After referring to some of Adesanya's greatest performance, he kept saying that people should not be so fast to ignore such a special hunter.
“Izzy was an absolute demolition machine in his time. He is without a doubt one of the goats middleweight and it is not even under discussion. In fact, he can lose his next 5 fights and it would not change his goat status. But these nowadays mma fans are so f ****** stupid stupid IQ of about 10 say these things that I just look and think oh my f ****** God. Hope is lost. Gang of absolute idiots. I am completely unbelieving. Sorry you all for the big a ** rant but f *** me. A man like Izzy must be worshiped among MMA fans and the UFC. He is literally one of the greats of all time. “
Until his thoughts were closed by making a comparison with UFC Welterweight Colby Covington, who is another hunter who receives a lot of criticism, despite what he has done in the Octagon.
I have just read a comment to an MMA page that says that the downfall of Israel Adesanya must be studied !!!!!!!!! Can anyone here who are not absolutely idiot understand that explanation !!!!!! I am actually trying so hard to understand, but I can't … I am so confused … what …
– DT (@Darrentill2) 2 February 2025
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Israel Adesanya is no stranger to critics
Israel Adesanya is certainly no stranger to critics during his run in the UFC, but if there is one thing that cannot be denied of 'The Last Stylebender', it is the way he deals with himself.
On Saturday evening, Van Imavov was, despite the fact that so much of the conversation immediately afterwards was about what the next one was for his opponent.
If Adesanya starts stepping into the Octagon again, he will have to face those critics again, but that will only feed him to prove them incorrectly.
For now he takes the time to recover before he decides how he will look to answer some of the many questions that people now have.
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