Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight title for the fifth time against a formidable striker in Jared Cannonier. The UFC 276 headliner had an interesting observer- the longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan. The veteran voice of the UFC previewed the July 2 main event, which mostly included him praising ‘The Last Stylebender‘.

On his famed podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, episode #1838 with guest Brian Simpson, the 54-year-old broke down the Nigerian-born champion’s style. Rogan said, “Izzy is just the most sophisticated of the strikers.”

“If you watch striking, if you’re a person who likes striking, and you like setups and stuff, what he’s doing is something very different. Because he’s getting guys to move a certain way, he’s reading you.”

The former Fear Factor host added, “He’s downloading all your data, and he can see like weaknesses in people. Like, a great example is Paulo Costa.”

Rogan talked about Adesanya’s flawless performance against the Brazilian middleweight contender, Paulo Costa, who was undefeated before meeting Israel Adesanya at UFC 253.

The UFC announcer said, “Izzy picked him apart. He made him look foolish. And by the end of the first round, you can see he was baffled. Like, he was f**ked.”

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The JRE host also brought his private conversation with Israel Adesanya before the Nigerian-Kiwi athlete was in the premier MMA organization after re-watching ‘Borrachinha‘ getting ‘humped‘ by the 185 lbs king.

Are Joe Rogan and others overlooking Jared Cannonier?

The one-half of the main event, Jared Cannonier, at the International Fight Week PPV card for the UFC, is perhaps feeling the pressure of facing the limelight on such a big occasion. Besides, only a few are giving him a chance against the dominant champion.

However, the former UFC heavyweight athlete packs power in every limb to shut the lights of any opponent he touches. But could he land a clean strike against an elusive Adesanya, who doesn’t take unnecessary risks in the contest?

Anyhow, that’s for the challenger to figure out over the course of 25 minutes on July 2. Meanwhile, he also has a wrestling weapon in his arsenal that he may choose to visit, if things don’t go well on the feet, against arguably the greatest kickboxer in the UFC at present.

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