Israel Adesanya is seemingly fighting to avoid wasting his UFC profession on Saturday night.
The previous two-weight middleweight champion is currently riding a three-fight losing streak.
‘Stylebender’ will drop down the rankings to attempt to get back on target within the UFC Seattle headliner.
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Israel Adesanya’s vision for the UFC Seattle important event
Israel Adesanya was open and honest about how he sees his fight with Joe Pyfer playing out.
The Recent Zealander believes he’ll be too clean on the feet for Pyfer once they meet on the Climate Pledge Arena.
Adesanya expects the #14 middleweight contender to show right into a wrestler quite quickly at UFC Seattle.
“I just go at him. I attack him immediately,” he said during Media Day on Wednesday.
“When he tries to hit me, I’m not there.”
“After I’m hitting him, he’s like, ‘Right, let’s shoot.’
“If he shoots, I’ll stuff the takedown since the takedown defense starts from the feet and the space.
“I wanna be clean. I wanna go in there and let him hit fresh air.”
Who else is fighting at UFC Seattle?
Fourteen fights will happen before Israel Adesanya and Joe Pyfer meet within the important event.
See below for the complete UFC Seattle card.
Primary Card
- Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer
- Alexa Grasso vs. Maycee Barber
- Michael Chiesa vs. Carlston Harris
- Julian Erosa vs. Lerryan Douglas
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Yousri Belgaroui
- Terrance McKinney vs. Kyle Nelson
Preliminary Card
- Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Tofiq Musayev
- Chase Hooper vs. Lance Gibson Jr.
- Marcin Tybura vs. Tyrell Fortune
- Casey O’Neill vs. Gabriella Fernandes
- Navajo Stirling vs. Bruno Lopes
- Ricky Simon vs. Adrian Yanez
- Alexia Thainara vs. Bruna Brasil
- Zhu Kangjie vs. Marcio Barbosa
- Carol Foro vs. Stephanie Luciano