Israel Adesanya is ready to prove the naysayers wrong. After back-to-back wins over Kelvin Gastelum and Robert Whittaker, the latter of which crowned him UFC middleweight champion, Adesanya faced Yoel Romero next and won a fight many deemed lackluster. The usually patient Romero came out with a strange strategy early that had him standing completely still at a certain point. Throughout the fight, Adesanya was able to chop away at his legs and outpointed him for a unanimous decision win. It’s a performance he received a lot of criticism for, but Adesanya (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) is looking to erase people’s short memories with a good showing against his next challenger, Paulo Costa . “I look forward to this game because a lot of people after that fight – it’s perfect: I let them sleep on me,” Adesanya told MMA Junkie.
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