Chael Sonnen, MMA analyst and former UFC star, believes Israel Adesanya has done enough to prove that he doesn’t need to face Robert Whittaker once again.
Chael Sonnen wants someone “new” to face Israel Adesanya next
“The Last Stylebender” reinstated himself as the UFC Middleweight champion once again after finally solving the Alex Pereira riddle at UFC 287, earning his first victory over his longtime rival.
A trilogy fight between the two were in talks, but then got dismissed as Pereira decided to jump up to Light Heavyweight, leaving other options open for Adesanya. There has been speculations about making a third fight between Izzy and Robert Whittaker, but Chael Sonnen believes that its unncessary, provided that Adesanya is already 2-0 over Whittaker in their saga.
“…Bring me somebody new and fresh. I don’t care if he’s ranked number one, if he’s ranked number three, in this case, if he’s ranked number six, bring the best that you’ve got that’s new. That’s not too much to ask. That’s not much of an ask at all”, said Sonnen on his YouTube channel. “…Being able to feel that one time, getting a comeback, and then go in there again, you are going to close the close the gap greatly. Sure you are. Whittaker would be a fine example, where he did. Sure you are.”
He continued, “…How many times do you want to do that with Adesanya, how many times does he need to do that? How many times does he have to prove and re-prove, give you an opportunity, then give you another opportunity where you’ve got a better opportunity?”
“How many times does he have to do that? Now the first time ever, he’s asked for something; all he wants is a guy that he hasn’t fought before. Come on. We can’t get in the way of that. That’s perfectly reasonable, not to mention, don’t act like du Plessis is a day off. du Plessis can win that fight. du Plessis is good. If you don’t know that or understand that, you need to go back, and you need to watch him. That young man du Plessis he’s ranked number six; there’s an argument he should be ranked number one,” Sonnen added.
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