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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – JUNE 12: Israel Adesanya reacts after defeating Marvin Vettori in their middleweight championship bout during the UFC 263 event at the Gila River Arena on June 12, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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GLENDALE, ARIZONA – JUNE 12: Israel Adesanya reacts after defeating Marvin Vettori in their middleweight championship bout during the UFC 263 event at the Gila River Arena on June 12, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is all set to have his fourth title defense at the highly anticipated event of UFC 271. In the main event of the evening, Adesanya will face former champion, Robert Whittaker. The bout will take place on February 12th at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
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In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Israel Adesanya’s coach, Eugene Bareman, spoke about the upcoming bout at UFC 271. Bareman is the coach at City Kickboxing in New Zealand, which is home to excellent fighters like Adesanya and Dan Hooker.
Bareman said,” People aren’t going to agree with me. But the ultimate thing you can do in fight sports I think is, not a knockout. That it’s a whitewash and so what I would like to happen is just a five-round um whitewash. where there is no stoppage this time. But like every round, there’s just accumulative, accumulative, accumulative damage. “
“It just leaves no doubt. There’s 25 minutes of mastery,” he added.
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Both fighters will be looking to prove themselves as the greatest middleweight in the world this weekend. This will not be the first time Israel Adesanya is sharing the octagon with Robert Whittaker.
The two fought each other at UFC 243. Whittaker lost his title to Adesanya following a second-round knockout.
Our Prediction for UFC 271: Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker
The ‘Style Bender’ is one of the most tactical and innovative strikers in the entire UFC. The last time he faced Whittaker in the octagon, he outclassed Whittaker with his slick striking and movements.
‘The Reaper’ seemed to fight with anger and not much intellect during their last meeting. This time around, if Whittaker wants to really give Adesanya a challenge, he has to be extremely clinical and patient.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 06: The referee stops the bout between Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker during UFC 243 at Marvel Stadium on October 06, 2019, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Using his grappling could be a huge advantage for Whittaker, but since Adesanya has a great take-down defense, it will be hard to get him on the ground.
Overall, Adesanya is a more skilled, clinical, and dangerous fighter than Whittaker, and will enter the octagon with an advantage.
Who do you think will win at UFC 271? Let us know in the comments.
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