Luke Rockhold describes why Israel Adesanya is ‘a lot simpler’ battle than Robert Whittaker

Luke Rockhold describes why Israel Adesanya is ‘a lot simpler’ battle than Robert Whittaker

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Stylistically, Luke Rockhold believes he’d have a moredifficult time with Robert Whittaker than UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya.

Rockhold (16-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC), a previous 185-pound champ, practically combated Whittaker (23-6 MMA, 14-4 UFC) for the title at UFC 221 in 2018 however injury up combating Yoel Romero for the interim title after Whittaker withdrew.

As he equipments up for his return versus Paulo Costa on Aug. 20 at UFC 278, Rockhold is hoping to make a title shot with a win. In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Rockhold stated he’s the just one who might dismiss Adesanya however doesn’t see him as the mostdifficult test in the department.

“I understand how to battle Izzy. It’s a simple battle,” Rockhold informed Submission Radio. “He’s a difficult battle. He’s a huge puzzle. He is the most complex puzzle there is at middleweight and hasactually been for a long time, so it’s gonna be fascinating. I believe the righ

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