November 10, 2023 8:00 pm ET
Israel Adesanya believes Jiri Prochazka will recover the light heavyweight title at UFC 295.
Prochazka (29-3-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) fulfills Alex Pereira (8-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) for the uninhabited 205-pound belt in Saturday’s headliner at Madison Square Garden in New York. The primary card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and early prelims on ESPN+.
Previous UFC middleweight champ Adesanya has an abundant history with Pereira. They’ve battled 4 times– two times in kickboxing and two times in MMA. Adesanya lastly had the ability to get a win over Pereira when he knocked him out at UFC 287which triggered “Poatan” to go up a department.
“I’ll state Pereira is an unique person– not simply a fighter, an unique human,” Adesanya stated on his YouTube channel“I’ll state that since I’ve remained in there with him often times– an unique person, and he’s got an unique capability when it pertains to putting individuals to sleep.
“He can do it to anybody. His story is really excellent, what he’s performed in kickboxing, concerning the UFC and searching me down, getting hunted and after that increasing to 205 now and aiming to declare a 2nd belt.”
Regardless of the full marks for his previous opponent, Adesanya believes Prochazka will have the ability to tame Pereira’s power. He does not see the battle going the range.
“It’s a tough defend both males. Once again, it’s a difficult battle for Jiri due to the fact that of that time bomb,” Adesanya stated. “You can diffuse the bomb– that’s the important things. You need to learn how to diffuse the bomb. It’s amazing, however regardless, I’m opting for Jiri Prochazka.”
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