Ever since Israel Adesanya first wore UFC gold, Chris Weidman has been repeatedly talking about how the champion is “overrated” and that he’s a “nightmare” matchup for him. After Adesanya put on a clinic against Paulo Costa, Weidman again took to social media to ask for that match up.
The former middleweight champion likened Adesanya to Anderson Silva, and discussed their common opponents to make his case about why it would be “easy” money for him. Comparisons to a UFC legend would normally be a compliment, but not to Weidman, who holds two wins over Silva.