Adesanya has rarely ever looked fatigued inside the octagon. His latest training video has shown how he’s managed that by utilizing various drills with his coaches. ‘The Last Stylebender’ is looking to make his sixth successful title defense when he steps into the octagon to face his long-time rival ‘Poatan’ later this year.
Many fans and fighters consider Pereira a serious risk to Adesanya’s title and undefeated middleweight run. The pair have a checkered history which dates back to their time as professional kickboxers. The Brazilian fought and defeated the New Zealander twice, winning the second fight via KO. That finish remains the only time ‘Izzy’ has ever been KO’d.
Watch Israel Adesanya’s intense training here:
During the video, Adesanya’s strength and conditioning coach Abiola Beckley detailed exactly what type of training ‘Izzy’ is undertaking during the grueling session:
Chael Sonnen disagrees with Daniel Cormier and Henry Cejudo picking Alex Pereira to defeat Israel Adesanya
Former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen believes Daniel Cormier and Henry Cejudo were misinformed when it came to making their predictions for the UFC 281 main-event.
Both Cejudo and Cormier backed the Brazilian to defeat Israel Adesanya, but ‘The American Gangster’ has stated that their history in wrestling is clouding their judgment when it comes to boxing and kickboxing.
The 45-year-old offered his take on the middleweight title bout and instead wanted to hear opinions from experts like Henri Hooft, who has trained fighters such as Kamaru Usman and Michael Chandler.
In a video uploaded to his YouTube channel, Sonnen said:
Catch the full YouTube video here:
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