In this illustrated breakdown, Blaine Henry looks at recent outings by Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland for clues to the challenger's best chances of taking home middleweight gold this weekend at UFC 293.
looms in the background for 2024 and all Adesanya has to do is not lose. But the pressure to put on a good performance will also be in the back of Adesanya’s mind. In the quicksand of memory, the Pereira win will be lost. Adesanya has pressures a fighter like Strickland doesn’t have: to entertain inside the cage.If you speak for the wolf, you must speak against him as well. As I fawned over all of the ways Adesanya can emerge the victor at UFC 293, I have to speak about Strickland too.
Next, Strickland needs to make this a grimy, grindy match. Letting Adesanya do his thing at range, dictating where the fight is going to take place is a bad thing. Strickland needs to lean on Adesanya against the cage, punch the body, and make life hell. He has to do this from the very beginning, from the first second of the fight. Otherwise, the tactic will not bear fruit in time for Strickland to reap the benefits.The precedent for Strickland leaning on Adesanya against the fence is there.
Strickland will also have to mount his own offense at UFC 293. While he may look like a novice, Strickland can move himself into position well with his footwork. I won’t say his footwork is good, too often he’s crossing feet and standing on one leg. But I will say that Strickland knows how to get into range to fight., Strickland showed that an opponent moving his head isn’t as much of a problem as it used to be.
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