Israel Adesanya’s former opponent has pointed out one thing that could’ve changed the outcome of his fight against Sean Strickland.
Israel Adesanya took on Strickland last month at UFC 293. While ‘The Last Stylebender’ was expected to get past ‘Tarzan’ pretty easily, that wasn’t the case as the latter upset the odds to become the new middleweight champion.
Since the fight, a lot has been said about Israel Adesanya’s performance on the night and how he did not look like himself inside the octagon.
Now, Israel Adesanya’s former opponent Yoel Romero has offered his take on the matter. During a recent interview with Kanpai Media, Romero spoke about what could’ve changed the outcome of the UFC middleweight championship bout at UFC 293.
Suggesting that the damage Israel Adesanya took in his first fight against Alex Pereira earlier this year has affected him mentally and he’s now a little bit scared, Yoel Romero had this to say:
“What I think, is right now when you have a fight and you take the damage, like [against] Alex, now Izzy has a little problem, not too much. That’s what I’m thinking, now he’s scared a little bit.”
Catch Yoel Romero’s comments in the video below (1:11:15):