Israel Adesanya had a detailed eye on former foes Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa’s battle at UFC 302.
Strickland (29-6 MMA, 16-6 UFC) defeated Costa (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) by cut up determination on this previous Saturday’s five-round co-main occasion at Prudential Heart in Newark, N.J. – an consequence Adesanya precisely predicted.
Adesanya (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC), who’s the one fighter to ever end Costa, identified a deficiency within the Brazilian’s sport which allowed Strickland to seek out eventual success within the battle.
“Costa sucks off the again foot. He’s probably not good off the again foot,” Adesanya reacted on his YouTube channel. “He’s doing higher on this battle. Costa might set him up so unhealthy right here, man, as a result of (Strickland is) so anxious about that leg.”
In his most up-to-date battle, Adesanya misplaced the middleweight title to Strickland at UFC 293. Strickland pointed the finger at Costa for his or her disappointing battle which drew boos from the gang, however Adesanya says Strickland is harder to cope with than folks suppose.
“It’s simpler mentioned than carried out (to face your floor vs. Strickland), I’ll let you know that,” Adesanya mentioned. “However in the event you’ve labored on it, you know the way to do it.”
Strickland wound up dropping his middleweight title to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297, earlier than rebounding towards Costa. Adesanya is anticipated to be Du Plessis’ subsequent title challenger.
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