Although the dust from UFC 287 has yet to settle, the MMA community witnessed a spectacular fight between Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira. The bout sealed the years-long rivalry between ‘Poatan’ and ‘The Last Stylebender’ once and for all. In all three of the previous matches between the rivals – two at kickboxing, it was Pereira who emerged victorious. However, the game changed when the two locked horns for the fourth time. This time, at UFC 287, the Nigerian fighter emerged victorious, with a jaw-dropping knockout in the second round. Adesanya’s victory called for a great celebration among his fans, and many indeed forgot that Pereira won three matches against Izzy.
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Moreover, The Last Stylebender disagreed with a trilogy bout between the two as his revenge is done and many already consider him superior to Pereira. Adesanya clearly expressed what he wanted and what he did not want in front of the crowd. Nonetheless, according to the UFC legend, Chael Sonnen fighters like Leon Edwards and Amanda Nunes did not show the same courage even after securing great victories.
Chael Sonnen reveals the mistakes of Leon Edwards and Amanda Nunes which Israel Adesanya didn’t do
Sonnen was talking with The MMA Hour’s Ariel Helwani. During the conversation, he spoke without hesitation about the mistakes made by Edwards and Nunes, which Izzy didn’t. He said, “Leon, just by example, came out and said he doesn’t want Colby. Leon should have right there said who he does want. He didn’t do that. That was the mistake. He didn’t say, ‘I don’t want Colby, I want Belal. The sumb**ch poked me in the eye and haven’t forgot about it’. He could have gotten that fight for him. He could have got what he wanted which was not open but he didn’t do that.”
He continued, “And it was the same thing with Amanda. Amanda says I let them choose. Fair enough but you didn’t offer anything different. Let me just juxtapose it was something happened two nights ago. It should obviously be Pereira versus Adesanya part three obviously. But, Adesanya has now created an entire new conversation with duplicity to the point he’s won me over.” Chael Sonnen spoke in light of recent incidents that are going around in the UFC world.
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Leon Edwards does not want to fight Colby Covington. However, UFC President Dana White has guaranteed ‘Chaos’ the next title shot despite his wishes. Similarly, Amanda Nunes didn’t suggest a fighter she wanted and found herself in the same position. Therefore, she had no choice but to go with what the promotion decided.
At the moment, Nunes would square off against Julianna Pena for a trilogy match at UFC 289. According to Sonnen, if the fighters had said who they wanted to fight, things would have been easier, and both Edwards and Nunes would have gotten the opponents they wanted.
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