“He Will Be on the Same Level With Jon Jones” – Khabib’s Admirable Israel Adesanya Dream Goes Horribly Wrong at UFC 281 as Alex Pereira Takes Gold

Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the most coveted names in the entire history of UFC. The ‘undefeated’ star of the UFC recently took to Twitter to vent out his views about the UFC 281 main-eventer and the former middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Of late, MMA fans were a bit cross with Adesanya and accused him of having boring fights. Nurmagomedov went on to defend Adesanya, implying that he was still equally capable.

‘The Eagle’ also implied that the fans had stopped realizing the greatness of Adesanya. Reminding everyone about the figures, he also hinted that a couple more title defenses will see him touch the status of the coveted Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.

Khabib Nurmagomedov still enjoys Israel Adesanya’s fights

Nurmagomedov was apparently bewildered with people deriding Adesanya and calling him a boring fighter. Previously, the UFC’s color commentator, Joe Rogan had also defended ‘The Last Stylebender’ implying that he was an intelligent fighter who knew how to win.

The Eagle’s tweet in support of Adesanya read, “I don’t miss Adesanya’s fights and actually feel like he doesn’t get the credit he deserve. If he defends the title a couple more times, he will be on the same level with Jon Jones. Good luck @stylebender #ufc281″.

Nurmagomedov evidently realized that it definitely took something to stay on the top for such a long time. He was also of the opinion that Adesanya should have more respect from the fans.

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Previously, a lot of fans had criticized ‘The Last Stylebender’ for not engaging too much in a fight. One of whose glaring examples was his fight with another feared Middleweight, Jared Cannonier. Adesanya was accused of having a lackluster fight, by the fans once more.

Khabib Nurmagomedov reminded everyone about Adesanya’s stats

Nurmagomedov chose the great, Jon Jones to be compared to Israel Adesanya, which may be considered a feat itself. ‘Bones’ Jones is regarded by many to be the greatest of all time to grace the MMA Octagon.

‘The Eagle’ pointed out the fact that two more title defenses for Adesanya would see him match Bones’ title defenses. His words implied that Adesanya deserved more credit from the fans.

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Nurmagomedov ended his tweet with a good luck wish for Adesanya. But contrary to his wish, Adesanya came out to be on the losing side in his UFC 281 fight. He was knocked down by Alex Pereira in the fourth round of the bout. Khabib’s tweet didn’t seem to work out for Adesanya.