Israel Adesanya has full confidence in Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 this Saturday.
When the UFC returns to Abu Dhabi, it will be a champion vs. champion matchup. The promotion was forced to change direction after former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira withdrew from a scheduled rematch with current titleholder Islam Makhachev. As a result, one of the craziest possible short-term replacements emerged in the form of the 145-pound giant Volkanovski.
Makhachev and Volkanovski first faced off in February at UFC 284 in The Great’s backyard in Sydney, Australia. Unfortunately for the featherweight champion, Volkanovski suffered an ultra-competitive unanimous decision loss. Adesanya, a former two-time middleweight champion who is always rooting for his friend and teammate, believes the fact that Volkanovskiy has already fought Makhachev will greatly increase his chances of victory.
“Watching that fight live, you could see his confidence growing,” Adesanya said. his YouTube channel. “He just knew, ‘This is it.’ Then he put it on himself.
“What I really feel is that this is the moment where he does this with the Cohons and ends Makhachev and it sends him into another stratosphere where everyone has to respect you. Like, he’s that guy. He’s called “Volk.” He knows he can do it. ”
Since his last bout, Volkanovski returned to the win column and defended his 145-pound title with a perfect third-round TKO win over then-interim champion Yair Rodriguez. The bout will take place at UFC 290 in July, and the Australian continues to be active as he looks to bring a second title to his home country this time.
Volkanovski also said he believed he had won the fight soon after it was over and had wanted a rematch ever since. Despite the sudden announcement of this impromptu sequel, the lightweight champion expects to deliver the finishing blow to Makhachev this time around, and “The Last Stylebender” is no different.
“Now he knows what he brings,” Adesanya said. “‘Can this guy beat me?’ He can’t hold me down.’ I can stand up and fuck him. So now he knows what to do. You don’t have to worry about “I have to continue with this guy.” It’s only been 11 days and it’s cool. I was on the couch, it was cool. ”
“Please don’t get tired of watching ‘Volk’ when it comes to the fourth and fifth rounds. I don’t think it will take that long. To be honest, I’m thinking about the third round, maybe the second round, but the third round… Round, I think “Folkes” will finish him off. Catch him with shots, drop him, finish him with ground and pound. If he submits him, it would be insane, but I think ‘Volk’ will catch him and drop him and finish him off. ”
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Okay, dude.
skeleton.
Drama.
New York stamp.
301 (details).
Fuck.
Tough guy.
wild.
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