It always behooves the champ to keep an eye on the division around him. Pay attention to the matchups, watch the fights; after all they never know when someone might make themselves a contender for the crown. When the upper echelon of a weight class is populated by fighter who’ve already had their chance at glory and failed, however, it’s no surprise if things feel a little less interesting.
Given a chance to talk about this week’s upcoming UFC Fight Night in Paris, France, middleweight king Israel Adesanya gave his thoughts—not just on the heavyweight main event between Tai Tuivasa and Ciryl Gane, but also on a battle of familiar foes Robert Whittaker and Marvin Vettori.