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Thiago Santos is ready to knock out Israel Adesanya
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“I have a lot to do in light heavyweight, but in the future I hope to fight Israel Adesanya,” the Brazilian said in an interview with MMA Junkie. “He is a great fighter, and we could have met him earlier – I was a reserve participant when he fought Brad Tavares, but that didn’t happen. Yes, I hope that one day we will fight. I am sure it will be a great fight. He is a tough guy and a serious opponent, but I have no doubt that I will perform much better than Paulo Costa, because I will not allow him to hit his leg, and I will hit back – I can kick as well as he.
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Santos also explained why he prefers to fight Adesanya in the intermediate, rather than middle or light heavyweight.
“It would be better to meet with him in the intermediate weight. I can still make 185 pounds, but this is quite a challenge for me. It will take me a long time to prepare my body for this, because now I am a light heavyweight. On the other hand, I don’t want him to use it as an excuse after I knock him out at light heavyweight – it’s not his weight class. In the intermediate weight he won’t have that opportunity, so this is ideal. “
As a reminder, on November 7th at UFC Fight Night 182 in Las Vegas, Thiago Santos will face Glover Teixeira.[/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0aLQAICe_A” title=”Glover Teixeira vs Thiago Santos fight PROMO”][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]See also: Khabib Nurmagomedov responded to UFC offer to coach TUF with Conor McGregor
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