Eugene Berman, head coach of former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, gave the reason for his client's loss to current titleholder Dricus Du Plessis.
"Dricus deservedly won. His defense and offense are vastly underrated. Fans are very used to watching Israel, one of the most technical and graceful punchers. Therefore, they criticize other fighters who don't look like him. They fail to see the brilliance of their technique. It was a very intense fight. At the end of the day, Izzy was just tired. I'm not sure if he's ever mentally given up in a fight. I can't remember.
He's gotten out of situations like that a thousand times. The reason he lost is because Dricus put too much pressure on him and made him tired. You realize what you should do, but your brain stops working and your body doesn't react due to exhaustion. The pressure took over Izzy," - quotes Berman MMA Junkie.
Recall that Du Plessis defeated Adesanya with a fourth-round choke hold in the main event of UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, on August 17.
