Champion Counterpart, Trained by Gegard Mousasi, Mocks Israel Adesanya As ‘Easiest Fight’; Claims He Can ‘Choke’ the UFC Middleweight King

The reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is considered as one of the magnificent fighters in recent times. Adesanya has broken many records in the UFC. In fact, he holds the second-longest winning streak in UFC middleweight history. Also, he is known as one of the best strikers in the MMA world and has been undefeated at middleweight in the UFC.

Recently, in the ONE Championship, double champion Reinier de Ridder took a dig at Adesanya and said he was ‘an easy’ fight for him. Reinier de Ridder is the reigning middleweight and light heavyweight champion at ONE Championship. The double champion spoke to MMA Junkie and thrashed Adesanya’s fighting style.

He said, “I know I can hang with the best of them. If I look at like Israel Adesanya, the way he moves, his style, it’s like tailor-made for me. That guy is the easiest fight for me at middleweight around at the top. The way he moves, he’s so easy to be taken down in the open space. His wrestling defense against the wall is amazing. He gets up well. He defends all right on the floor. But I think I can choke that guy out easily.”

However, De Ridder is currently fighting at ONE championship. But he will soon be open for a change. Further, the fighter did not rule out fighting in the UFC soon once he goes into free agency. Nevertheless, he could be trouble for the UFC’s middleweight champion if he does come over to the UFC. He claims to have understood his standing among the best fighters in the world after training with the Bellator middleweight champ Gegard Mousasi.

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Israel Adesanya recalls his weirdest fight in the UFC

The middleweight king is known for his exciting fighting style and has given fans some brilliant performances in the octagon. In an interview with renowned MMA reporter Ariel Helwani and spoke about his weirdest fight in the UFC.

Adesanya said his fight against Yoel Romero was ‘weird’ and called the fight boring. He said, “hundred percent. the weirdest fight I’ve ever been a part of. Even for me as a fan the most boring fight I’ve ever had.”

Moreover, Adesanya’s fight against Romero was heavily criticized for the lack of action in the fight. The fight was slammed by the UFC boss, Dana White himself. Also, White admitted the matchmakers thought it was a bad idea too.

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