Budding UFC middleweight prospect Israel Adesanya is already being hyped as the next Anderson Silva, but ‘The Spider’ isn’t so sure about that.
Silva, the former pound-for-pound No. 1, will take on ‘The Last Stylebender’ in the co-main event of UFC 234 in February and, while he believes his opponent is a ‘great’ fighter, Silva says Adesanya is his own fighter with his own unique style.
Speaking to the media in Los Angeles to promote the launch of his new gym, Spider Kick, Silva was quick to shut down any talk of Adesanya being a new ‘version’ of himself.