Israel Adesanya thinks Robert Whittaker will run via Ikram Aliskerov.
Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-5 UFC) meets Aliskerov (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ABC 6 (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+) major occasion at Kingdom Area in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Adesanya has historical past with Whittaker after beating him twice in title fights – as soon as by knockout at UFC 243, and the second time in a aggressive choice win at UFC 271.
Adesanya expects Whittaker to finally take over towards the far much less skilled Aliskerov, who stepped in as a late alternative for Khamzat Chimaev on 9 days’ discover.
“This can be a banger of a combat,” Adesanya mentioned on his YouTube channel. “Additionally, this man (Aliskerov), who did he final beat? Warlley Alves. It’s a giant step up in competitors although towards Rob. Rob is a former champion, nonetheless on the hunt, nonetheless harmful. I’m choosing Rob on this combat.
“I feel Robert goes to beat the brakes off this man from Spherical 2 onwards. I feel Rob will get previous Spherical 1, he begins to place it on this man, he’s going to really feel a unique beast. However, who is aware of? We’ll see. We haven’t seen him towards competitors like this but. I simply understand how good Rob is so, I’m going to go Rob most likely (Spherical) 3 or 4 TKO.”
Adesanya is gearing up for a middleweight title combat towards champion Dricus Du Plessis within the UFC 305 major occasion Aug. 17 in Perth, Australia. “The Final Stylebender” will try to change into a three-time UFC middleweight champion.
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