UFC Update: Israel Adesanya vs. Sean Strickland Will “Come Around” According to Ex-UFC Champ

Israel Adesanya is about to make a comeback and his next opponent is yet to be decided but there’s a high probability that the middleweight boogeyman will face the newly crowned champion, Dricus Du Plessis sooner or later. Adesanya has been on a break since his last defeat against Sean Strickland. However, with news floating around about his comeback, will we be able to witness Adesanya vs. Strickland 2.0?

UFC 293 witnessed the unknown when Strickland showcased an amazing performance that took the world by shock. Israel Adesanya took a much-needed break after being an active champion. Now after a year, Adesanya is ready to step back in the octagon, and seems like he is expecting a matchup against Sean Strickland. But when? Let’s dive right in.

First Dricus Du Plessis, Second Sean Strickland for Israel Adesanya

Sea͏n Strickland was a to͏ugh champion. Despite that, his first ͏title defense ended in him losing his gold. Many fighte͏rs believed that Strickland should have won the fight considering the amount of strikes he landed, but the reality is Dricus Du Plessis had the last laugh. Now, it’s Israel Adesanya’s turn on the belt.

In a recent conversation with Theo Von, Israel Adesanya witnessed Strickland’s confrontation with music star ‘MGK’, after witnessing that Adesanya had one thing coming of his mouth “I don’t really pay attention. I was like, “Oh, Strickland.” I mean, Strickland put him in public, and that’s a different story.

Von then inquired whether he was looking at a rematch against Strickland.’Stylebender’ stated that he was primarily focused on Du Plessis but he was sure that the UFC admin would make that rematch happen: “100%, man. Let me get through DDP first. Let me handle that. I look to the next fight, never. I look ahead, like the peak, but never try to focus on it. I know that the Strickland fight just comes back around, and I am in a good place now health-wise, mentally, and I know exactly what happened in that fight. It just wasn’t for me. He is a great fighter. He is also a good champion. I mean, he did what he did.

Sean Strickland vs. Israel Adesanya would sell like hotcakes for the UFC, of course, given that but the promotion is keen on making it happen. A matchup between Adesanya and Du Plessis, however, also seems further away, as ‘Stillknocks’ is allegedly not willing to fight right now.

Adesanya accused Dricus Du Plessis of rejecting UFC 300 offer

UFC 300 is just months away and Dana White has already announced the main event Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill. However, was it really the main card? Well as per UFC insider, the main fight was supposed to be Israel Adesanya’s comeback against Dricus Du Plessis but that fight never materialized. According to Adesanya, it was Du Plessis who was not into it.

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“They were some things that were meant to happen. They summoned me, I’m sure this is out there now … but they summoned me for 300 and I was like ‘yep, let’s roll.’ But their side didn’t want it. They didn’t want it. They just fought Strickland so maybe he had a little bit of niggly injuries and stuff but we’ve all got niggles and what not.” said Adesanya.

The middleweight division is on the roll right now with every fighter aiming for the middleweight gold. The new champion is set to defend his title this year but who would be the opponent? Stay tuned for all and any updates on that!

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