“It’s Unjust” – Fired Up Israel Adesanya Responds to Unfair UFC Criticism

Published 11/09/2022, 7:15 AM EST

Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya had fired a warning shot at all his competitors. His journey to the pinnacle by winning the championship is one of the greatest tales in MMA history. He currently sits 2nd in the Pound for Pound rankings. He recently sat down for an interview with ESPN MMA’s Megan Anderson. They discussed the recent criticism he has had to face which led him to cry backstage post-fight.

The Last Stylebender defended his UFC Middleweight title for the 5th time, facing Jared Cannonier back in July. This drew a lot of criticism from fans and fighters across the globe. It also affected him a lot as he revealed that it made him break down into tears backstage. He did not like the criticism he faced after the fight and described his frustration in the interview.

In the interview, he said, “Yes, I think it’s unjust and yes, it has lit a fire under me.” He further added, “How dare you call me boring when I’m in the 5th round with Cannonier, I’m touching him.”

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In his belief, the youth currently has a lack of attention span and has forgotten some of the classics he had over the years. This type of criticism isn’t something new. Other fighters as well, such as Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, and Anderson Silva, faced it, to name a few. He had shut down the noise by focusing on just being great and won’t be fazed by it.

Israel Adesanya: His take on Alex Pereira’s the title shot

The UFC 281 will bring us several blockbuster fights throughout the night. None other is more anticipated than Adesanya vs. Pereira. Both of the fighters have a history, with Pereira defeating Adesanya twice and once with a knockout in kickboxing.

Nobody apart from him had knocked out Adesanya in a professional fight. But questions were raised when he was handed the title shot after only having seven MMA fights.

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Further, Adesanya believes that his having lapped the division and defeating every other challenger he faced gave Alex Pereira this opportunity. He had cleared the path for him.

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He wasn’t surprised with what Pereira has done so far in the UFC. He was confident of Pereira to see off his opponents and reach the point where they would face again. Who do you think will stand with their hands raised at UFC 281?

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Himakshu Vyas is a Combat Sports author at Essentiallysports. He is passionate about sports, with soccer and MMA being the sports he is most involved in. Aside from that, he follows the global soccer scene.

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“It’s Unjust” – Fired Up Israel Adesanya Responds to Unfair UFC Criticism

Israel Adesanya: His take on Alex Pereira’s the title shot

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