Chris Weidman Doubles Down On Opinion That Adesanya is 'Overrated'
Chris
Weidman received some criticism last week when he referred to
fellow middleweight fighter Israel
Adesanya as a “tad bit overrated,” and in the wake of pushback
from fans and Adesanya himself, is not backing down on that
statement.
The former champ did not back down of his opinion of “The Last Stylebender” after responding to fans who pointed out that the “All-American” has gone 1-4 in his last five fights. Those last five fights, however, have been against much tougher opposition than what Adesanya has faced including former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, current Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi, middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum, former middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero as well as Ronaldo Souza.
Weidman took to Twitter to clarify why he thinks Adesanya is
overrated:
“He wouldn’t have much of a chance against me. Has he fought a top 5 guy yet ? A jitsu guy or top wrestler?”
“Got a lot of Twitter fingers coming at me about saying Israel is a little overrated. Just my opinion. He hasn’t fought 1 top 5 guy. No top wrestler or jitsu guy. Was a -700 fave over Silva??? According to odds after seeing fight showed he was overrated. Close fight.”
Adesanya recently defeated future UFC Hall-of-Famer Anderson Silva in the main event at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia. The 29-year-old is now the presumptive next middleweight title challenger, pending the rebooking of the Robert Whittaker-Kelvin Gastelum main event from that same card.
Weidman last fought at UFC 230 in November, losing via knockout to Souza in a fight he was winning on the scorecards. The former champ is currently recovering from neck surgery.
The former champ did not back down of his opinion of “The Last Stylebender” after responding to fans who pointed out that the “All-American” has gone 1-4 in his last five fights. Those last five fights, however, have been against much tougher opposition than what Adesanya has faced including former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, current Bellator middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi, middleweight title challenger Kelvin Gastelum, former middleweight title challenger Yoel Romero as well as Ronaldo Souza.
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I have now fought 11 fights against top 5 ranked opponents in a row. I haven’t won them all but in my losses they were all competitive and very winnable fights for me. I love this game and excited about the future.
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) February 12, 2019
“I have now fought 11 fights against top 5 ranked opponents in a
row. I haven’t won them all but in my losses they were all
competitive and very winnable fights for me. I love this game and
excited about the future.”
He wouldn’t have much of a chance against me. Has he fought a top 5 guy yet ? A jitsu guy or top wrestler?
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) February 12, 2019
“He wouldn’t have much of a chance against me. Has he fought a top 5 guy yet ? A jitsu guy or top wrestler?”
Got a lot of Twitter fingers coming at me about saying Israel is a little overrated. Just my opinion. He hasn’t fought 1 top 5 guy. No top wrestler or jitsu guy. Was a -700 fave over Silva??? According to odds after seeing fight showed he was overrated. Close fight
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) February 12, 2019
“Got a lot of Twitter fingers coming at me about saying Israel is a little overrated. Just my opinion. He hasn’t fought 1 top 5 guy. No top wrestler or jitsu guy. Was a -700 fave over Silva??? According to odds after seeing fight showed he was overrated. Close fight.”
Adesanya recently defeated future UFC Hall-of-Famer Anderson Silva in the main event at UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia. The 29-year-old is now the presumptive next middleweight title challenger, pending the rebooking of the Robert Whittaker-Kelvin Gastelum main event from that same card.
Weidman last fought at UFC 230 in November, losing via knockout to Souza in a fight he was winning on the scorecards. The former champ is currently recovering from neck surgery.
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