Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya shared his expert analysis of the recent UFC Fight Night: Thompson Vs Holland. ‘Izzy’ is still recovering from his heartbreaking title loss against Alex Pereira at UFC 281. However, it didn’t stop him from breaking down the latest UFC fight. He shared his expert opinion as a fighter on his YouTube channel and gave fans several insights about Thompson Vs Holland and Rafael dos Anjos Vs Bryan Barberena.

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The Kiwi MMA fighter is arguably one of the best middleweights of all time, conquering the division almost completely before dropping down against his arch-nemesis once more. Thus, his opinion is an important one for fight fans.

The recent UFC event arguably had one of the best fights of the year. Moreover, fighters and fans globally lauded the fight. Especially Thompson Vs Holland.

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Israel Adesanya breaks down the UFC Fight Night Main Event

The Stylebender‘ has a huge fan base, and he certainly utilizes it well. His fans follow him across major social media platforms including his YouTube channel ‘FREESTYLEBENDER’. Furthermore, he shares his daily vlogs and matches reactions to the channel.

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In a recent video, he analyzed how the event went down. He dived deep into the fights, especially the main event. He said, “Crackheads never get knocked down. You ever seen a crackhead get knocked down, I don’t think so.” The animosity was evident between ‘The Stylebender and ‘Trailblazer’.

He further said, “You can’t drop a crackhead. You can never drop a crackhead. How are you going to drop a crackhead?” This is contrary to when Kevin Holland praised Izzy ahead of his title fight against ‘Poatan’.

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Izzy analyzes Rafael dos Anjos Vs Bryan Barberena

A UFC legend in Rafael dos Anjos faced off against veteran Bryan Barberena. ‘Cabecao’ defeated ‘Bam Bam’ inside 2 rounds. He submitted the American MMA fighter with a Neck Crank submission.

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Israel Adesanya watched the fight live and broke down, giving live analysis for his fans. He said, “He’s so legit. Nice, off the fence, use it. Let’s see where it is. It’s on the chin. It’s on the chin. Is it on the chest he goes, but if he goes back, if he falls back? If he falls back, yeah.

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He further added, “It’s over now. Yep, bent. It’s over. Once he falls back, I was like okay. Because his legs bent, you have no base.”

What do you think about Adesanya’s analysis?

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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. He is a die-hard Manchester United supporter for over a decade. Himakshu loves to play soccer with his friends a few times a week and indulges in MMA training daily to stay fit. This has helped him gain the perspective of a participant in the sports world. He is a huge fan of the first UFC two-division champion 'The Notorious' Connor McGregor and Jon Jones. He respects and looks up to MMA athletes, as he believes the world of MMA is teeming with disciplinarians and athletes who devote their lives to achieving a god-like physique to compete at the highest level. Apart from sports, he loves to travel and cook. He likes to explore different cuisines on the road and creates his own version of the recipes.

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