UFC superstar Israel Adesanya is set to return to the UFC octagon next month at Fight Night Saudi Arabia. After his last performance at UFC 305, some fans have doubts about Adesanya’s form heading into the fight. However, it appears there’s little reason for concern regarding his preparation and readiness for the challenge.
Israel Adesanya will face rising middleweight contender Nassourdine Imavov in an exciting matchup that has fans intrigued. Ahead of the fight, Izzy has already started his training camp, which is going great. Eugene Bareman, the fighter’s head coach recently talked about the camp in an interview and shared some intricate details.Â
There are a few things I’m doing quite differently with Izzy for this fight. They’re a lot more drastic…something that he hasn’t been used to for the last few camps… I’m looking for a very vintage performance from Israel and so far we’re right on track for that
Eugene Bareman via Combat TV
Eugene Bareman shared that Adesanya has adapted well to his new training style and is in great shape. With his incredible movement and striking ability, Adesanya’s natural style is built around precise counter-punching. However, in his recent fights, his counterpunching has remained less prominent, and now it seems he’s focused on re-introducing it.Â
In his last outing, Adesanya faced middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis and was decisively outclassed. Suffering a submission loss, Adesanya failed to regain the UFC gold. This marked the first time in his professional career that the ‘Last Stylebender’ has endured back-to-back defeats. All eyes are now on the former champion as fans eagerly await his next move and ultimate comeback.
UFC legend shares the importance of Israel Adesanya getting featured in Fight Night Saudi ArabiaÂ
Israel Adesanya dominated the UFC middleweight division for years, defending the titles five times. He ran through the division dominating top contenders like Paulo Costa, Robert Whittaker, Jared Cannonier, etc. The fighter never backed out of fights and always took the challenge.
Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov will take place next place at UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia (via Imago)Adesanya is a pay-per-view star and at UFC Saudi Arabia, it will be the first time since 2019 that he will not fight in a PPV event. UFC veteran Chael Sonnen recently talked about this and shared its importance. The Hall of Famer credited UFC for making this card in order to boost the hype around Fight Nights.Â
Fight Nights were done exclusively either at the Hard Rock or the Apex and for some of them, you couldn’t even buy tickets too. It was good martial arts but it wasn’t the same energy, it wasn’t the same show or production. Now they are bringing pay-per-view quality with pay-per-view athletes.Â
Chael Sonnen via The Good Guy/Bad Guy ShowÂ
Adesanya on the other hand, isn’t concerned about fighting in a non-PPV event as he will still get paid in millions. The fighter is more focused on his opponent and getting a much-needed win. Nassourdine Imavov is currently on a three-fight win streak and is expected to be a serious threat to Izzy.Â
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