Israel Adesanya has already cemented himself as one in every of the best middleweights of all time.
He may even be top-of-the-line champions we’ve ever seen, with Adesanya producing greater than his justifiable share of memorable nights over time.
‘The Last Stylebender’ suffered his fourth consecutive loss this past weekend despite many feeling like he was looking good within the fight before being stopped within the second round.
Adesanya has no intentions to vanish following a tricky night on the office, but this defeat has had a huge effect on where he stands within the 185 pound division.
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Israel Adesanya loses long-held spot within the middleweight division’s top five rankings
Israel Adesanya hasn’t won since April, 2023 but nearly all of his recent losses have to return to other top fighters within the middleweight division.
UFC Seattle marked a turning point where the previous two-time champion was as an alternative tasked with facing a rising contender in Joe Pyfer.
Due to this fact, after being stopped within the second round, this result has had a much larger impact on Adesanya’s place within the rankings than his other defeats.
John Morgan posted earlier today to report that ‘The Last Stylebender’ has dropped from the #4 position all the way in which all the way down to #9.
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That is the primary time that Adesanya hasn’t been ranked within the division’s top five since he gained this spot by defeating Anderson Silva all the way in which back in February of 2019.
As for Pyfer, he’s climbed a staggering eight spots off the back of his biggest win to this point, putting him at #6, above the likes of Reinier de Ridder and Robert Whittaker.
The opposite big change from this past weekend’s motion sees Tyrell Fortune earn a top ten rating after a successful debut win over Marcin Tybura at heavyweight.