Strickland Explains Why He Doesn't Consider Former UFC Champion Adesanya a Top Fighter

Former UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has made comments about ex-titleholder Israel Adesanya.

«He's just not as good as everyone thinks. He had a fight with Kelvin [Gastelum]. I've done a lot of sparring with Kelvin, so I have an idea of what kind of fighter he is. Izzy had a pretty close fight with him. So, he's not that great of a guy,» Strickland said in an interview with Verse Us with Eric Nicksick.

Adesanya has competed in the octagon 28 times, winning 24 of those bouts, while suffering defeats in the remaining four contests.