“Kelvin’s a Mexican so…”: Israel Adesanya Shuts Down Sean Strickland’s Wild Attempt of Starting a Brawl by ‘Embracing’ His Inner Kelvin Gastelum at UFC293 Press Conference

All everyone can talk about these days is the upcoming UFC fight between Middleweight champ Israel Adesanya and the division’s most controversial fighter, Sean ‘Tarzan’ Strickland. The fight definitely shows promise and things are starting to heat up. The two fighters are constantly calling each other out and beefing. And although fans were initially of the idea that it would be a walk in the park for ‘Izzy’, Strickland has made it clear that he is not going down without a fight.

The two fighters have been engaged in heated verbal exchanges for a while now. Adesanya has made claims about Strickland ‘faking it’ while Strickland has called Adesanya a ‘cringe lord’. It is safe to say that the two do not like each other. Now, the fans are hoping that this aggression will translate into the fight as UFC 293 draws close. And while it seems Adesanya has fired another shot at Strickland, what will Tarzan have to say about this?

Sean Strickland’s intent to ‘brawl’ with Israel Adesanya like his former opponent gets shut down

One of Israel Adesanya’s most exciting and memorable fights has been against Middleweight legend, Kelvin Gastelum. The two faced off at UFC 236, back in 2019. The fight was not technical. The two fighters turned it into a war that lasted for 25 minutes. In the end, Adesanya walked away with the win and the Interim Middleweight championsion title, after outpointing Gastelum.

Recently, the two fighters met for the UFC 293 press conference. As usual, words were exchanged. Strickland being the outspoken and flamboyant fighter made tall claims about bringing the Middleweight title home. He also said something along the lines of ‘restoring’ the division to its former glory. Then, an interviewer asked Adesanya what he thought of Strickland saying that he would brawl with Adesnaya like Kelvin Gastelum did.

“Yeah! I think he has the ability. But he doesn’t have the chin. Kelvin’s a Mexican so… they’re built different. But when you talk about,” said Adesanya, modestly agreeing to some of the claims that Strickland made. He then took a long pause before he swallowed his words and concluded saying, “You know what? I’ll leave it at that. I don’t think he has the chin. He just has the gas tank maybe.” 

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Strickland didn’t respond to Adesanya’s comments, but how long before ‘Tarzan’ makes his feelings known?

Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland – What went down recently

The beef between Strickland and Adesanya has been going on for a while now. Adesanya, in a recent interview, said that Strickland was a very different man backstage and that he is pretending to be a tough guy when on stage.

Strickland has made snide remarks about Adesanya claiming to be Chinese, which sparked an outrage among a lot of his fans. And now, the two have had a fallout over brand endorsements. PRIME, a brand that was started by Logan Paul and KSI, is currently endorsed by Israel Adesanya. As for Strickland, he has decided to sign an endorsement deal with Monster Energy. Adesanya, who has had a fallout with the executive of Monster Energy, proceeded to call Strickland a ‘sell out’.

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The ‘Stylebender’ has said that most of Strickland’s comments don’t bother him. However, the fact that he questioned his morals, didn’t go down well with him, and that he has plans to correct that when they get into the ring.