Robert Whittaker weighs in on Israel Adesanya’s UFC 276 efficiency: ‘It wasn’t what he bought it to be’
Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has fought present titleholder Israel Adesanya twice and watched Adesanya’s UFC 276 win over Jared Cannonier.
The battle went the space with Adesanya clearly successful, however the bout didn’t stay as much as the pre-fight hype.
“It wasn’t what he bought it to be. They mentioned there was going to be this and that and this and that, after which none of that got here by,” Whittaker mentioned throughout an look on Submission Radio. “That’s all the time the issue, the chance of speaking it up like that.”
Adesanya’s fashion could be the largest motive some thought of the battle with Cannonier lower than stellar. He controls distance, is elusive, is troublesome to hit, gentle on his toes, and environment friendly together with his strikes. He outpoints opponents on the skin. If an opponent pressures him, he catches them together with his correct counters. He’s a troublesome matchup.
“I feel Adesanya is one of the best defensive striker within the sport. His physique was constructed for it and he is aware of tips on how to make the most of that ability set to the completely highest potential. That’s the form of battle it was. Adesanya simply fought defensively, secure, did what he wanted to do to win,” Whittaker mentioned. “I feel individuals are going to search out it very onerous to dethrone him simply due to the best way he fights and his fashion.”
Types apart, Whittaker believes Adesanya introduced the backlash on himself.
“The factor is, the backlash is from him speaking it up,” Whittaker mentioned. “They have been each talking on it after which they each simply didn’t ship that, which is okay. It’s a lot simpler to deal with criticism with a W than an L. On the finish of the day, successful is what issues, however you probably did this to your self. You probably did it to your self.”
Whittaker faces No. 3 ranked Marvin Vettori on Sept. 3 at Accor Enviornment in Paris, France.
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