Israel Adesanya, the undisputed UFC middleweight champion, seems to have earned Tyson Fury’s respect.

‘The Last Stylebender’ is currently undefeated in the 185lbs division of UFC. Adesanya has beaten the best in his weight category. The Nigerian-born fighter is a phenomenal fighter who has garnered a lot of attention from the fans. He is the pay-per-view star of the promotion.

That said, another pay-per-view phenomenon, Conor McGregor, applauded the middleweight champion for his superstar features on social media. However, ‘The Notorious’ one isn’t the only one who falls under this bracket.

The undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has followed the same trend. However, the initiative was first taken by the UFC champion, Adesanya.

In an interview with UFC BT Sport, while lauding the undefeated boxer Izzy said, “I love his story. It’s phenomenal. I can’t wait for the biopic to come out. He’s a phenomenal human being. Not even just a fighter. I really admire what he’s done.”

In response, ‘The Gypsy King’ posted the interview on his IG stories and wrote in the caption, “respect @stylenbender.”

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All of this has happened while Adesanya is gearing up for the biggest rematch of his career against Robert ‘The Reaper’ Whittaker.

Israel Adesanya ready for a middleweight war

Both ‘The Last Stylebender’ and ‘The Reaper’ have crossed paths in the past. The former unified his interim gold against the Australian fighter for the middleweight title at UFC 243.

Interestingly, the Nigerian-born fighter born defeated ‘The Reaper’ in the second round to become the new middleweight champion of UFC. However, following this loss, Whittaker improved his performance and has mapped his way back to the title scene.

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Now, both the middleweight combatants will clash against each other for the second time in their career at UFC 271 this weekend. The fight will headline the pay-per-view inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

This intriguing rematch will be Adesanya’s fourth title defense in his career. Given their previous affair, this rematch might surely bring fireworks inside the UFC cage.

What are your thoughts on Fury praising the UFC middleweight champion? Are you excited about the rematch? Write us down below in the comments.

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