Former UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya has appointed Sean Strickland and Paulo Costa as potential opponents for his return to the UFC Octagon. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is currently on a three-fight loss streak, with his last fight ending in a 2nd round TKO defeat against Nassourdine Imavov. In the near future, Adesanya will put an end to that poor form of form and puts his name back in the title, and has mentioned former opponents, Strickland and Costa as potential candidates for his next fight.
Spend against Sunsport, Adesanya said: “I don’t have to say much (about Costa). I would be as cool, okay, that sounds nice. Give him the chance of redemption as people have done for me. And Strickland, if he wants to fight, for sure.”
Adesanya is currently in a difficult place in his career with losses against Strickland, Drus Du Plessis and Imavov in his last three, with the losses against Strickland and du Plessis who, however, come in title fights, a victory against Strickland or Costa would bring him back in the title photo of the title photo.
Both fights would serve as intriguing rematches for Adesanya. The fight against Costa in September 2020 on UFC 253 was seen as demonstrably the most difficult matchup of Adesanya at that time, the Nigerian dismantled Costa completely with the help of a combination of devastating leg shovels and body shots to slow the Brazilian before he ends up a devastating left hook in the round two. The fight would serve as an exciting rematch, with the hostility of the couple opposite each other probably to sparst again in the structure.
A fight against Strickland would demonstrably mean more to Adesanya, in which Strickland Adesanya defeated the belt in September 2023. Strickland has completely destroyed the attacks of Adesanya in that fight and could eventually won the decision. For Adesanya this fight would serve as the perfect opportunity to take revenge on Strickland and it would be a huge matchup in the middleweight, with both hunters having a huge name value.
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