The UFC middleweight contender Renier de Ridder stated his readiness to fight Israel Adesanya.
“I greatly admire him because he has done so much in the sport. He still has the best record, he defeated Pereira in his last fight, and he fights so elegantly. For me, this is a more significant reason to have a fight rather than with a guy who demands it on the basis that he simply hates me,” de Ridder’s words are quoted by Inside Fighting.