NEW YORK – Israel Adesanya believes a title shot is on deck for him if he can deliver a strong performance against Derek Brunson at UFC 230. Adesanya (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who meets Brunson (18-6 MMA, 9-4 UFC) in a middleweight bout on Saturday at UFC 230, said he intends on producing a breakthrough performance. There are four middleweight bouts on the main card, and co-headliners Chris Weidman and Ronaldo Souza currently believe they’re fighting for the next crack at UFC gold. However, Adesanya thinks he can jump ahead of either fighter in the queue and set himself up to face the winner of the planned 185-pound title fight between champ Robert Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC) and Kelvin Gastelum (15-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) – ideally on home soil. “Right now, we need another show in Auckland, New Zealand, and I feel that’s the fight (against Whittaker),” Adesanya told MMAjunkie at UFC 230 media day
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