Following his submission defeat to middleweight champion, Dricus du Plessis over the course of the weekend at UFC 305, former two-time titleholder, Israel Adesanya might stay the quantity two ranked challenger, nonetheless, has slumped down the pound-for-pound pile.
Adesanya, a former two-time middleweight gold holder, headlined UFC 305 over the course of final weekend, suffered his second consecutive defeat since September of final 12 months – following a previous dominant title combat loss to Sean Strickland in Sydney final annum.
And assembly South African star, du Plessis ‘Downunder’ final weekend in the principle occasion of UFC 305, Adesanya, who discovered himself on the unsuitable aspect of choose’s scorecards in the course of the fourth spherical, was submitted within the first of two championship frames, with a taut rear-naked choke.
Following the defeat, nonetheless, Adesanya stays simply behind the beforehand talked about, Strickland within the middleweight listings, because the quantity two ranked challenger.
Nevertheless, seated because the quantity thirteenth ranked male fighter within the pound-for-pound pile forward of his UFC 305 title combat comeback, Metropolis Kickboxing is barely within the rankings off the again of his loss, touchdown at quantity fifteen behind former champions, Charles Oliveira, and Strickland, respectively.
Israel Adesanya falls down pound-for-pound rankings after UFC 305
Off the again of his loss to the Pretoria native, Adesanya boldly claimed that he believed du Plessis was probably there for the taking within the fourth spherical earlier than he succumbed to a rear-naked choke defeat.
“He’s (Dricus du Plessis) powerful, he’s cussed that’s what it’s,” Israel Adesanya stated. “Even when he’s drained – which one was it – I sprawled on him, was it spherical 4? Starting of spherical 4, I hit him with one of many meanest sprawls as a result of he simply shot and I simply put his face into the mat, and growth.”
“I attempted to kick his physique after which instructed him to rise up,” Israel Adesanya continued. “Marc (Goddard) was like ‘Stand up’, and he laid there on the bottom and took a breath, and I used to be like, ‘He’s accomplished.’ So I attempt to go for him.”
