Fans know UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya for his striking abilities. They are exceptional, as ‘The Last Stylebender’ had a kickboxing background before he made the move into mixed martial arts. The middleweight champion has displayed his prowess in the cage and has ensured his crisp strikes have resulted in stunning stoppage wins.
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Two of Adesanya’s former opponents spoke about his power in the octagon.
In a UFC 275 media interaction, UFC fighters Jan Blachowicz and Robert Whittaker were present. When asked how hard Israel Adesanya hits, Blachowicz answered, saying, “It’s hard to compare, you know. He hit in different way, he’s know which time to hit, how to hit, which angle to hit. He is very tricky. This is the best weapon you know. Not power. That he is tricky and fast.”
Whittaker interrupted, saying, “My wife hits harder…Honestly, I am joking. He knocked me out the first time. I guess he hits pretty hard…It’s exactly as Jan said…There are lots of different types of strikes.”
“There is some that hit ya and hurt and then there is some that hit ya and make you do the chicken dance like Romero did with me. And then there is some that hit ya and then you waken up. It’s different.”
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It is safe to say that both fighters have knowledge of Adesanya’s power considering ‘The Last Stylebender‘ fought them both and stopped one of them.
Israel Adesanya knocked out Robert Whittaker at UFC 243
Since his debut in the UFC, Israel Adesanya has been an exciting fighter to watch. The Nigerian-born Kiwi achieved a lot of success in the octagon and eventually earned his title shot against Robert Whittaker at UFC 243.
The fight started with both fighters not being able to do much. Whittaker started lunging in with his punches, leaving himself open for a counter. Eventually, at the end of round 1, Adesanya knocked down ‘Bobby Knuckles’ and won the round.
In round 2, ‘The Reaper’ landed some strikes and so did Adesanya. ‘The Last Stylebender’ looked confident as he moved forward aggressively and landed a left hook that knocked Whittaker down. Adesanya followed up with strikes on the ground, and the fight was eventually stopped.
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Such is the power of Israel Adesanya, who has 16 T/KO finishes in 23 MMA bouts. The current UFC middleweight champion will look to showcase this power when he faces Jared Cannonier at UFC 276.
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