Chris Weidman may not be on the best run of late, but “The All American” still thinks he could beat current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
Earlier this week, former UFC veteran Chael Sonnen raised eyebrows when he said Weidman and Tyron Woodley are the “two hardest matchups” for Adesanya. Weidman featured on a recent episode of Sonnen’s podcast “Beyond The Fight” and put forward his case as to why Adesanya is a “tailor-made matchup” for him.
“Absolutely (I can beat Adesanya),” Weidman said. “I think that’s a tailor-made matchup for me. Those athletic strikers, tall lanky guys, I’ve proven that I can beat.