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Israel Adesanya responds to Kelvin Gastelum’s criticism that he hasn’t fought top contenders.

It took surging middleweight contender Israel Adesanya just one year to rocket up the UFC rankings and get himself a title shot.

Adesanya will face Kelvin Gastelum for the interim middleweight strap this weekend at UFC 236, but Gastelum questions whether ‘The Last Stylebender’ has truly been through the fire and fought the level of competition needed to prepare himself for a fight of this magnitude.

Adesanya recently beat MMA legend Anderson Silva via unanimous decision at UFC 234, but the the former kickboxing champion has come under fire for not being able to finish ‘The Spider.