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Sean Strickland says Nigerian Stylebender Israel Adesanya is not that good after loss to South Africa's Dricus Du Plessis.
In September of last year, Sean Strickland unexpectedly won the middleweight title at UFC 293 by unanimous decision, outlasting Nigerian mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya in the process.
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Israel Adesanya storms Lagos: Nigerian Stylebender arrives with Parents after loss to Dricus Du Plessis
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Strickland defeated "The Last Stylebender" in January, but Du Plessis won the championship in a split decision.
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Israel Adesanya admits mistake against Dricus Du Plessis: Nigerian thought South African was done in the 4th round
According to Nigerian Stylebender Israel Adesanya made a mistake thinking South African Dricus Du Plessis was down in the 4th round of UFC 305.
In the fourth round of the back-and-forth main event on Saturday in Perth, Australia, Du Plessis successfully defended the title against Adesanya for the first time by applying a rear-naked choke.
After losing three of his last four games, Adesanya is now in uncharted territory, and Strickland claims he was never convinced about The Stylebender.
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Sean Strickland says Adesanya is not talented
After Anderson Silva, many people rank Adesanya as the second-greatest middleweight in UFC history.
The New Zealander, who was born in Nigeria, successfully defended the championship five times over the course of two reigns, defeating opponents like Yoel Romero, Robert Whittaker, Alex Pereira, and Paulo Costa.
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Sean Strickland has come to the conclusion that Israel Adesanya was never as talented as it seemed after Dricus Du Plessis defeated Adesanya via submission at UFC 305.
Strickland, nevertheless, feels that Adesanya's 2019 competitive bout with Kelvin Gastelum proves the 35-year-old was never really terrific.
Speaking on the Verse Us with Eric Nicksick podcast he said, "I just don't think Izzy's that good," Strickland said earlier this week .
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"When he fought Kelvin, I think Kelvin sucks. Everyone's like, 'Oh man, Izzy's this and that.' I've sparred Kelvin so many times, where I'm like, you kind of had a close fight with Kelvin.
"You're not that f-----g good. You fought Costa. Costa was scared shitless of you. You f-----g blew on him, and he fell asleep. Izzy's just not that f-----g good."
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"When I say you're not that good, I'm not talking about 90% of the roster. I'm talking about the 10% of the f-----g most elite guys. That's what I'm talking about. And you're not in that."
After losing by a tight decision to Du Plessis, Strickland defeated Costa at UFC 302 to bounce back from the loss and He now hopes to face the South African again in the future.
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Israel Adesanya storms Lagos
The former middleweight champion of the UFC, Israel Adesanya, landed in Nigeria on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old mixed martial artist's entry into the nation was revealed in a post on the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission's X account.
When the Nigerian New Zealander and his parents arrived back in Lagos, they were greeted with music and drums at the airport.
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Although his family moved to New Zealand not long after he was born in Lagos and was raised there.
The two-time UFC champion is making his second trip to Nigeria in five years when he returned there in 2019.
Adesanya has the support of Nigerian Nightmare Kamaru Usman who has also stated why he lost to Du Plessis.
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