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ATLANTA, GA – APRIL 12: UFC middleweight Israel Adesanya of Nigeria gestures to the crowd during the UFC 236 weigh-in at State Farm Arena on April 12, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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ATLANTA, GA – APRIL 12: UFC middleweight Israel Adesanya of Nigeria gestures to the crowd during the UFC 236 weigh-in at State Farm Arena on April 12, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker’s second bout at UFC 271 is going to be a massive fight. Both fighters seem highly motivated and have spoken about how they can defeat their opponent. Whittaker feels that Jan Blachowicz has set up a blueprint to defeat the middleweight champion.
Now, Adesanya has come forward to speak about his preparations to defeat ‘Bobby Knuckles’. In an interview with Combat TV, ‘Izzy’ spoke about how his friend helped him become much stronger than before. ‘The Last Stylebender’ revealed that he hopes to clinch with Whittaker.
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According to Adesanya, they didn’t clinch during their previous fight. However, he hopes to show his clinching skills in their upcoming bout. He has successfully defended his title four times. But Whittaker is a tough opponent, and hence, Adesanya needs to be at his absolute best.
Speaking about how his friend helped him get strong, Adesanya said, “He got me really strong. You can ask any of my training partners. It’s one thing Rob’s going to be in shock. He’s going to be in for a rude awakening is when he feels because the first time, we didn’t clinch.”
“I hope to clinch with him this time because every they do it, they realize ‘oh, he’s a lot stronger than he, you know. They all say that and they think they know how strong I am. So they feel me, then they are like ‘oh sh*t'”, he added.
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So it looks like ‘The Last Stylebender’ is extremely confident going into UFC 271.
Israel Adesanya versus Robert Whittaker at UFC 243
Both the fighters first clashed at UFC 243 back in 2019. The bout was a unification bout, where Adesanya had managed to knock out Whittaker in the second round.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 06: The refereee 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)
The champion went on to fight some more spectacular fights and won all of them. The 21-1-0 record holder is undefeated in the middleweight division.
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