Israel Adesanya will defend his title against #6 ranked middleweight, Sean Strickland at UFC 293 this Sunday in Australia. The two have been involved in a public feud since they went back and forth at a press conference last year. The animosity between the two has only dialed up since.

And after Adesanya’s other nemesis, Dricus Du Plessis pulled out of their fight to recover from a shoulder injury, ‘Izzy’ pushed the UFC to give him Strickland. Adesanya, however, has stated that ‘Tarzan’ is not a very formidable opponent. The Yoruba, it seems is already looking ahead. In a pre-fight press conference ahead of the bout, Adesanya talked about the upcoming UFC 300.

Adesanya talks UFC 300

A reporter asked Israel Adesanya if he would want to be part of UFC 300. The Kiwi immediately expressed his desire to headline the event. The middleweight champion hoped to headline the event and thought featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski should co-headline.

“I’d love to headline that [UFC 300]. But we’ll see, because I’ve watched UFC 100, that was Brock Lesnar versus Frank Mir. UFC 200, that was… Jon, yeah, fought DC.” So, either way, I’ve been a fan of the sport for a long time and UFC 300 I’m gonna touch that because I know I’m not gonna hit UFC 400″, said the middleweight champ.

Adesanya hoped to headline the event and thought featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski should co-headline. Conor McGregor should also be involved, he felt.

“So I’m definitely going to hit UFC 300 that’s one I’m gonna be a part of. Alex Volkanovski, as well, I feel should be a part of the event. Conor will probably try and jump in there because he’s a superstar,” Stylebender told reporters.

Israel Adesanya trying to humiliate Strickland at UFC 293

Strickland has been very critical of Adesanya over the last year. ‘Izzy’ wearing nail paint and watching anime are a few of a long list of things that disgust ‘Tarzan’. So, how does the ever-petty Adesanya respond to this? By promising to wear nail paint in the Strickland fight, and doing a TikTok dance on Strickland’s knocked-out body, if he can manage it.

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All of this, of course, has excited fans for the bout. And, Dricus Du Plessis pulling out of UFC 293 probably worked out well. Adesanya has a good opponent in the #1 ranked middleweight for a potential UFC 300 fight. If, they can reignite the feud between them, which has largely died down since their hostile face-off at UFC 292.

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