Russian veteran of mixed martial arts Alexander Emelianenko shared his prediction for the upcoming rematch between the UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and ex-title holder Robert Whittaker.
“I've always liked Whittaker's style, he's great at number one, he feels the distance well. We will witness a wonderful duel between two technical fighters. Both Adesanya and Whittaker have their pluses and minuses, it is difficult to give preference to one of them.
Of course, the result of their last meeting does not affect in any way, more than two years have passed since that moment, and now Whittaker has scored. It seems to me that the fighters will not be ashamed of each other and will put on a show. Everyone has a cool striking technique and the strongest blow, so the fight should not reach the decision, ”quotes Emelianenko“VseProSport".
Adesanya-Whittaker will headline UFC 271, which will take place on the night of February 13 in Houston.
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