Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, watched the UFC 302: “Makhachev vs. Poirier” pay-per-view (PPV) card from the consolation of his sofa, placing a selected emphasis on the five-round middleweight co-main occasion between Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa.
Adesanya might find yourself dealing with certainly one of them in a rematch sooner or later in 2025.
“Costa sucks off the again foot — he’s probably not good off the again foot,” Adesanya stated on YouTube. “He’s doing higher on this struggle. Costa might set him up so unhealthy right here, man, as a result of (Strickland is) so frightened about that leg. It’s simpler stated than performed, I’ll let you know that, however in case you’ve labored on it, you understand how to do it.”
Regardless of a wonky scorecard, Strickland captured an uninspired determination victory over Costa.
“That is what I assumed he would do,” Adesanya continued. “He’s strolling him down. He’s probably shedding the rounds as a result of he’s probably not touchdown as a lot however he’s identical to, ‘You already know what? I’ll break him and ultimately I’ll simply storm him.’ [Strickland] hammer fists your face, that’s how he throws his jab, he simply throws a hammer fist.”
Adesanya, who defeated Costa at UFC 253 however fell to Strickland at UFC 293, is anticipated to face off towards present middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis sooner or later later this 12 months, with Strickland — or maybe the winner of this struggle — subsequent in line.
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