Israel Adesanya loves the opportunities of Kai Kara-France to escape Alexandre Pantoja from the flying weight of UFC 317.
Adesanya is in Las Vegas this week to support his teammate, because Kara-France Pantoja challenges the flight weight title in the Co-Main event of Saturday UFC 317 Pay-per-View.
Pantoja will come in as a tough favorite, after he has successfully defended the belt three times since he won him against Brandon Moreno in their memorable 2023 Barnburner.
Last Time -Out stitched Pantoja Kai Asakura at UFC 310. But Adesanya insists that such an finish on 28 June is not on the cards for the champion.
Israël Adesanya 'guarantees' Alexandre Pantoja cannot bring Kai Kara-France down
Adesanya recently viewed an example of the UFC 317 ppv in a video uploaded to his Freestylebender YouTube channel.
'The Last Stylebender' acknowledged the impressive government and skills of Pantoja, but said that Kara-France just grew too much if a hunter has grown to be refused his moment in Las Vegas's T-Mobile Arena.
“I know Kai is ready,” said Adesanya. “I am ready to see him crowned. … it's just his moment to shine.
“When it comes to the fight, they fought each other on the ultimate hunter eight years ago. Kai was short … (but) he learned from that. He is now at the top, the top of the hope.
“I just feel that Kai has it, man,” Adesanya added. “I go for a round two Ko, Kai. From what I see them work on … I am not in the camp, but I look at his padding and ask Eugene (Bareman) asking.
“Pantoja is just heavy, he is durable … (but) you will not crawl out. Kai will win the scrambling in this fight. I guarantee you, every f -—kunt, Kai will win. Kai will not happen.”
Israël Adesanya went in the UFC Hall of Fame Days Out of the Title challenge of teammate
It was not only the upcoming chance of Kara-France on Championship Glory who brought members of the City Kickboxing Gym to Las Vegas.
On Thursday evening, Adesanya, a former two -time middleweight champion, saw inaugurated in the UFC Hall of Fame. 'The Last Stylebender' entered the fighting wing after he played his role in one of the largest titles soils ever.
The war of Adesanya with Kelvin Gastelum took place at UFC 236 in February 2019 and Culminated in the Nigerian New Zealander who took the interim title on 185 pounds.
The induction of that fight will probably not be the only time that Adesanya appears on the UFC Hall of Fame podium, with his illustrious and continuous career as expected to get him a place in the modern wing.