A former two-time middleweight champion suffered his third consecutive loss in Saudi Arabia.
Israel Adesanya looked to get back within the win column this past weekend on Saturday night in Riyadh but got here up short against Nassourdine Imavov within the essential event.
The rising French contender at 185-pounds secured a surprising second-round finish over ‘The Last Stylebender’ to supply the most important win of his profession so far.
Following his second knockout loss contained in the Octagon, this latest setback has led to speculation about what’s next for Adesanya and whether he should hang up the gloves for good.
He’s already made it clear that this isn’t his intention as of without delay despite the criticism that he has received within the immediate aftermath of his latest outing.
Darren Till calls out Israel Adesanya’s Critics Following Imavov Loss
Darren Till has weighed in on the long run of Israel Adesanya’s UFC run by calling out the individuals who aren’t giving the MMA legend the respect he deserves.
‘The Gorilla’ was a rival of Adesanya’s during his middleweight run where it gave the look of a fight between them was only ever a number of steps away from becoming a reality.
Till posted a passionate statement, drawing comparisons between their careers to indicate that this loss doesn’t tarnish his prior accomplishments at the best level.
“I actually have just read a comment on an MMA page saying the downfall of Israel Adesanya must be studied!!!!!!!!!,” the previous UFC fighter wrote on X. “Can everyone on here who isn’t absolute moron actually understand that statement!!!!!! I’m trying so hard to grasp it but can’t… I’m so confused…
“What downfall???? I’ve seen people comment about downfalls studies etc… all that s*** just like the downfall of Darren Till must be studied. I get that. I must have excelled more within the UFC than I did but some certain aspects didn’t let me…. But now. I swear I can’t even fathom that I actually have just seen a comment saying Israel Adesanya’s downfall must be studied,
“Me and Izzy aren’t friends I wouldn’t even say I’m his biggest fan outside of the octagon etc… but thats got f*** all to do with what that man has achieved on this sport. He was a f****** wrecking machine at middleweight. Nobody could beat him.”
After referencing a few of Adesanya’s biggest achievements, Till continued to say that folks shouldn’t be so quick to disregard such a special fighter.
“IZZY was an absolute wrecking machine in his day. He’s doubtless one in every of the middleweight goats and it’s not even up for debate. In actual fact he can lose his next 5 fights and it wouldn’t change a f****** thing on his goat status. But these today form of MMA fans are so f****** dumb silly IQ of about 10 say these items I just look and think oh my f****** god. Hope is lost. Gang of absolute morons. I’m in utter disbelief by it. Sorry all of u for the large a** rant but f*** me. A person like IZZY needs to be worshipped amongst MMA fans and the UFC. He’s literally one in every of the all-time greats.”
Till concluded his thoughts by making a comparison to UFC welterweight Colby Covington who’s one other fighter that receives quite a lot of criticism despite what he has done contained in the Octagon.
Israel Adesanya is not any stranger to critics
Israel Adesanya is actually no stranger to facing critics throughout his run within the UFC but when there’s one thing that’s undeniable about ‘The Last Stylebender’, it’s the best way that he handles himself in defeat.
Saturday night belonged to Imavov despite the proven fact that a lot of the conversation immediately afterward revolved around what was next for his opponent.
If Adesanya goes to step back contained in the Octagon once more, he’ll need to face those critics once more but that may only fuel him to prove them flawed.
For now, he’ll take a while to recuperate before deciding how he’ll look to reply a few of the many questions that folks have without delay.
