Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov

ADESANYA VS IMAVOV

We are at a point in Izzy's career where we need to decide if he is completely washed, or if he is still one of the best fighters in the world. Sure, DDP just big brothered him and essentially bullied his way to a win, but Izzy looked great on the feet. He was ripping the body early and if he managed to defend the takedowns, it would've been a very different fight. The challenge here is knowing what Nassourdine will do. If his french ass decides to wrestle, then he may have success, but if he wants to go strike for strike with Izzy, he will likely lose a decision. I am going to pick Izzy here, but its another spot where the odds are wide as hell and I can't lay out 2-1 money on a guy who hasn't won in 2 years.

Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya doesn't need much of a breakdown, everyone knows who he is and what he's good at. He is obviously an amazing kickboxer and the long time middleweight champion. He times his strikes really well and is a great counter striker with a good chin. He will roll his shoulders and bob his head while opponents throw a ton of punches trying to find the target. Very little lands and he quickly fires back with short hooks and straights. His takedown defense is solid at 75% but he was taken down 4 times in his last fight before ultimately being submitted.

Nassourdine Imavov

Nassourdine Imavov is a busy striker who constantly works towards his opponents. He can strike and counter strike while moving forward. He has a nice jab, solid elbows and looks very comfortable mixing it up. He has takedowns and solid control when he wants to use them, which is not often. He averages fewer than 1 takedown per fight and doesn't rely on them often. He is coming off the decision win over Brendan Allen where the takedown defense looked great after the first.

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