Reacting to a callout from the unbeaten, Shara Magomedov following UFC 308 over the course of last weekend, former champion, Israel Adesanya has urged the Russian to prevent speaking his name — appearing to pour cold water on a potential title eliminator next.
Adesanya, a former undisputed middleweight gold holder twice under the banner of the UFC, has yet to book his return to action since he suffered a fourth round rear-naked choke submission loss against defending champion, Dricus du Plessis back in August ‘Downunder.
Suffering his second consecutive loss as a result, City Kickboxing staple, Adesanya had dropped a prior unanimous decision shutout loss to rival, Sean Strickland in September of last year — losing the middleweight title he had regained earlier in the annum.