In the main event of UFC Saudi Aarabia, Nassourdine 'Sniper' Imavov achieved the biggest victory of his career so far when he stopped Israel Adesanya in the second round.
Given how 'The Last Stylebender' is now 1-4 in its last five fights, including three consecutive defeats in the UFC Octagon, a minority of fans Adesanya has called on retiring after his Schokko loss.
But we have seen countless hunters coming in the last 12 hours or so to express their support for Israel Adesanya and to encourage him to continue to compete, including the rising French 'sneaker'.
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Nassourdine Imavov defends Israel Adesanya against pension calls
Although Nassourdine Imavov is incredibly proud of his performance at UFC Saudi Arabia, the 16-4 competitioner wanted to drive home that Adesanya remains a 'legend' that is still one of the best in the world.
When asked during the press conference after the fight whether Adesanya should retire, Imavov came under his defense: “No, [he shouldn’t retire]I think he is really in good condition and I think he should keep fighting, he can be [back to] Certainly winning fights. “
“It is an incredible sensation, he is a legend and I just beat a legend,” Imavov continued, with UFC CEO Dana White who reflects the same opinion about Adesanya as he spoke with the media.
“I thought Izzy looked incredible until he was caught, looked good and grabbed him and stayed on the outside … His Takedown defense looked incredible, that veal shovel – he could not have had a better first round And then he got trapped [in the second]. “
Adesanya actually won the first Stanza on all three scor cards of the jury members, with White stating that “he could not have fought a better first round than he did”, and that this is simply the nature of MMA fights at top level.
Former UFC star Darren Till would also come to the defense of Adesanya and argue in a passionate Tier Online that “a man like Izzy must be worshiped among MMA fans and the UFC [as] He is literally one of the greats of all time.
'You don't have to like him. Nobody actually releases ***. But we pay to look at fighting. And when it fights, we're talking about. MMA like for example. Izzy was one of the best. '
Israël Adesanya explains 'I'll Be Back' in the first post since UFC Saudi Ko
Although there may be calls to retire Adesanya after last night's KO, 'The Last Stylebender' himself has now come out to reveal that he will not hang the gloves quickly.
“F *** – AH the speed, the speed, he is so good,” Adesanya explained in a video that shared his social media, in which he has viewed the fight on his mobile phone again.
“Honest, honest play,” he said about Goddard's decision to wave the game, “honest game. F ***. I did the stripper splits, I still lived [but] Well, that's how the game goes.
“The dice, hose eyes roll. I come back, I went to get some milk, “explained” Stylebender “, who has already been called for a trilogy -matchup by Marvin Vettori.
After some well -deserved peace and recovery, who would you like to see Adesanya there with the next one?
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