Israel Adesanya will attempt to snap his three-fight losing streak at UFC Seattle.
The previous two-time middleweight champion has dropped down the ranks to face Joe Pyfer on Saturday night.
Losing to the #14-ranked contender at 185lbs could signify the tip of Israel Adesanya‘s legendary profession.
Will that occur? Let’s see what the Bloody Elbow writers think in regards to the UFC Seattle fundamental event.
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Bloody Elbow staff back Israel Adesanya to snap his losing streak
Jordan Ellis: Israel Adesanya is past his peak; there isn’t any doubt about that. Nonetheless, I’m not convinced he’s totally shot and due to this fact incapable of competing at the highest level. Joe Pyfer is nowhere near being an elite-level middleweight. I expect Adesanya to look good when he beats him at UFC Seattle.
PREDICTION: ISRAEL ADESANYA BY KNOCKOUT
Donagh Corby: “I’d imagine that this fight will look something like Sean O’Malley vs Song Yadong from UFC 324, with Adesanya showing the degrees but never quite fully stepping into fifth gear. If he can’t beat Joe Pyfer, he’ll must have a serious have a look at where his profession stands. But he should, and I feel he’ll win by unanimous decision.”
PREDICTION: ISRAEL ADESANYA BY DECISION
Jamie Theodosi: “I feel Israel Adesanya is on an expected decline on the back end of his profession, and after over a yr off, it’s hard to assume he comes back looking like his old self. Having said that, Joe Pyfer isn’t someone I’d regard as an elite middleweight, and Izzy must have the tools to interrupt down the Pyfer wall.”
PREDICTION: ISRAEL ADESANYA BY DECISION
Kyle Dimond: “It’s going to be an anxious watch, but I’d expect Adesanya to get the win. Fighting individuals with power of their punches who wish to take him down is nothing latest. I used to be pretty impressed by Pyfer submitting Magomedov last outing, but I still feel like Adesanya might be a step ahead.”
PREDICTION: ISRAEL ADESANYA BY DECISION
Harvey Leonard: “I still haven’t seen enough from Israel Adesanya by way of his decline to suggest he can’t defeat Joe Pyfer across five rounds. The American’s path to victory is probably going a finish, but we haven’t seen the previous champion taken down and submitted except for in a gruelling fight with DDP, and I even have a sense he’ll avoid the type of knockout punch that Nassourdine Imavov caught him with last outing.”
PREDICTION: ISRAEL ADESANYA BY DECISION