{"id":393710,"date":"2022-06-23T19:12:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=393710"},"modified":"2022-06-23T19:12:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:12:38","slug":"i-know-how-that-book-ends-israel-adesanya-closes-the-chapter-on-potential-trilogy-fight-against-robert-whittaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-know-how-that-book-ends-israel-adesanya-closes-the-chapter-on-potential-trilogy-fight-against-robert-whittaker\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Know How That Book Ends&#8217;- Israel Adesanya Closes the Chapter on Potential Trilogy Fight Against Robert Whittaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent press conference, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya talked about his future in the UFC and also discussed past and future opponents. One name that came up was his rival Robert Whittaker, from whom he won the championship belt from back in October 2019, at UFC 243.<\/p>\n<p>Whittaker recently earned a rematch with Adesanya, but once again, he fell short in a much closer scrap. \u2018The Reaper\u2019 lost a decision on the cards and is now officially 0-2 against the undisputed champion. Despite the loss, Robert Whittaker is excited to claw his way back to the top and face Israel Adesanya once more for the undisputed middleweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/brazilian-grappling-legend-demain-maia-on-how-charles-oliveiras-offensive-ground-game-can-defeat-islam-makhachev\/\">Brazilian Grappling Legend Demian Maia on How Charles Oliveira\u2019s Offensive Ground Game Can Defeat Islam Makhachev<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Israel Adesanya closes the door on Robert Whittaker<\/h2>\n<p>While Whittaker may be interested to face Adesanya for the third time, \u2018The Last Stylebender\u2019 doesn\u2019t seem to share that same enthusiasm. Adesanya went on to admit that \u2018Bobby Knuckles\u2019 is indeed a great talent, but getting excited about a third fight just didn\u2019t seem feasible for Adesanya.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s looking to move on from Whittaker and explore some \u2018fresh blood\u2019 in the division.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-393695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/rob.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/rob.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/rob-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/rob-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/rob-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/yebscore-cms.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2022\/06\/rob-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe\u2019s a great fighter,\u201d Adesanya said at\u00a0a press conference for 276 and 277. \u201cI\u2019ll give it to him, he\u2019s a great fighter, but I know how that book ends. I\u2019ve read that book twice already. First time was a quick read, second time was a little bit longer. He\u2019s probably going to be at the top for a little while longer, but if we fight again, I know how that book ends. That\u2019s why I\u2019m excited about this next fight, some new blood, someone I\u2019ve never fought before.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g7DC-4eQj24\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Adesanya also suggested that Whittaker should move to the light heavyweight division instead of sticking around at middleweight for a title shot that may never come again.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf he wants, he should go up to 205, see what that\u2019s about. Maybe try that for a little bit. But yeah, I\u2019ve read that book already, and I don\u2019t like reading the same book over and over again.\u201d [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/6\/22\/23177023\/israel-adesanya-uninterested-in-robert-whittaker-trilogy-ive-read-that-book-twice-already\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mmafighting.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Whittaker has since slammed Adesanya\u2019s suggestion to move to the 205-pound division and he\u2019s keen to continue to motor on to face Adesanya once more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent press conference, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya talked about his future in the UFC and also discussed past and future opponents. One name that came up was his rival Robert Whittaker, from whom he won the championship belt from back in October 2019, at UFC 243. Whittaker recently earned a rematch with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":393696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2006],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-393710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufc"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}