Chris Weidman Says Israel Adesanya Is A “Tailor-Made Matchup For Me”
Chris Weidman believes he is the one to beat Israel Adesanya.
On a recent edition of Chael Sonnen’s podcast, Weidman said he can beat Adesanya because of an advantage he has fighting tall, lanky competitors.
“Absolutely [I can beat Adesanya],” Weidman said (via Derek Hall of Middle Easy). “I think that’s a tailor-made matchup for me. Those athletic strikers, tall lanky guys, I’ve proven that I can beat. I think pressure, wrestling, heavy punches and kicks… Just nonstop pressure is what you need to beat them. That’s the recipe that beats those guys. I’ve proved that with Anderson Silva twice, Uriah Hall another one. Those guys are in trouble against me.”
Weidman guarantees fireworks in a fantasy match-up against the reigning middleweight king.
“I think that’s an exciting fight to make,” Weidman said. “If you look up and down the rankings, I don’t think there’s too many other fights that can excite people the way our narratives could work, and what I bring to the table. It’s not any bulls–t, it’s just facts. If you’re into MMA and you really understand the game, you look at my game and you know I present some serious trouble for Adesanya, and more than anybody’s ever had in the past. He hasn’t really fought any other great, accoladed wrestler, other than Yoel Romero who doesn’t use his wrestling so I don’t even count that. I’m the type of guy that will bring that pressure, and I will take him down and ragdoll him on the floor.”
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