He Will Be on the Same Level With Jon Jones Khabib s Admirable Israel Adesanya Dream Goes Horribly Wrong at UFC 281 as Alex Pereira Takes Gold

He Will Be on the Same Level With Jon Jones Khabib s Admirable Israel Adesanya Dream Goes Horribly Wrong at UFC 281 as Alex Pereira Takes Gold

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He Will Be on the Same Level With Jon Jones – Khabib s Admirable Israel Adesanya Dream Goes Horribly Wrong at UFC 281 as Alex Pereira Takes Gold

Published 11/13/2022, 6:55 AM ESTBy PERTH, AUSTRALIA – FEBRUARY 11: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria celebrates his victory over Rob Wilkinson of Australia in their middleweight bout during the UFC 221 event at Perth Arena on February 11, 2018 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the most coveted names in the entire history of UFC. The ‘undefeated’ star of the UFC recently took to Twitter to vent out his views about the UFC 281 main-eventer and the former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Of late, MMA fans were a bit cross with Adesanya and accused him of having boring fights. Nurmagomedov went on to defend Adesanya, implying that he was still equally capable. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad ‘The Eagle’ also implied that the fans had stopped realizing the greatness of Adesanya. Reminding everyone about the figures, he also hinted that a couple more title defenses will see him touch the status of the coveted Jon ‘Bones’ Jones. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad

Khabib Nurmagomedov still enjoys Israel Adesanya s fights

was apparently bewildered with people deriding and calling him a boring fighter. Previously, the UFC’s color commentator, had also ‘The Last Stylebender’ implying that he was an intelligent fighter who knew how to win.MOSCOW, RUSSIA FEBRUARY 9, 2021: MMA fighter, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov attends EFC 33 Eagle Fighting Championship at Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace. Valery Sharifulin/TASS (Photo by Valery SharifulinTASS via Getty Images) The Eagle’s tweet in support of Adesanya read, “I don’t miss Adesanya’s fights and actually feel like he doesn’t get the credit he deserve. If he defends the title a couple more times, he will be on the same level with Jon Jones. Good luck @stylebender #ufc281″. I don't miss Adesanya's fights and actually feel like he doesn’t get the credit he deserve.
If he defends the title a couple more times, he will be on the same level with Jon Jones.
Good luck — khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) Nurmagomedov evidently realized that it definitely took something to stay on the top for such a long time. He was also of the opinion that Adesanya should have more respect from the fans. Previously, a lot of fans had criticized ‘The Last Stylebender’ for not engaging too much in a fight. One of whose glaring examples was his fight with another feared Middleweight, Jared Cannonier. Adesanya was accused of having a lackluster fight, by the fans once more.

Khabib Nurmagomedov reminded everyone about Adesanya s stats

ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Nurmagomedov chose the great, to be compared to Israel Adesanya, which may be considered a feat itself. ‘Bones’ Jones is regarded by many to be the greatest of all time to grace the MMA Octagon. ‘The Eagle’ pointed out the fact that two more title defenses for Adesanya would see him match Bones’ title defenses. His words implied that Adesanya deserved more credit from the fans. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Watch this Story – Nurmagomedov ended his tweet with a good luck wish for Adesanya. But contrary to his wish, Adesanya came out to be on the losing side in his UFC 281 fight. He was knocked down by Alex Pereira in the fourth round of the bout. Khabib’s tweet didn’t seem to work out for Adesanya.

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ADVERTISEMENT Souvik Roy 178 articlesSouvik Roy is currently a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. An avid UFC follower, Souvik combined his love for the sport and his passion for words to turn his interest into his Livelihood. A Diploma holder in Electrical Engineering, Souvik has worked as a Freelance Link Builder and Content Writer previously and wrote for various clients and businesses.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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