Setriction of classification: Is Israel Adesanya always an average weight of the top 5?

Israel is existence Lost again, we must therefore ask him where he is exactly in the hierarchy of average weights that change quickly.

It was not only another defeat for Adesanya, the double UFC champion which has only had 1-4 since 2022. No, the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia Last Saturday, felt different, like a real passage from the torch to the head Nassourdine IMAVOVwho struck Adesanya in the second round On the way to a shocking victory.

There is no doubt that Imavov deserves to be discussed alongside the best in 185 pounds, and he won place No. 4 in our ranking with this crucial victory. But how far is Adesanya?

In front of the fight, I was optimistic that Adesanya would resume the winning track and I removed the silver lining that I could from his recent losses (he was on a dashboard against Folding Dricus! He won first Alex Pereira Fight until he was not and he broke Pereira in the revenge match! Sean Strickland is just weird!). Heck, you could even face the loss of Imavov by complaining that it was early (it was, but it was still not a bad stop).

At one point, losses are losses, and it becomes more difficult to argue than Adesanya, which will be 36 years old in July, is still an average elite weight. For the moment, despite two members of our voting committee letting him out of the Top 5, Adesanya has always collected enough support to hang on in place n ° 5, but how long can he stay there, especially S ‘Does he decide to take time of competition?

What about fighters like CAIO BORRALHO And Anthony Hernandez? Borralho has a 7-0 file in the UFC and won 16 consecutive fights in total, while Hernandez won his last six fights inside the octagon. Not only do these two look like future title challengers, but you can argue now that they have done enough to get Adesanya on the list. You can even put the undefeated Bellator champion Johnny Ebts On Adesanya and it doesn’t seem crazy.

We do not know if we have seen the last of “The Last Stylebender” near the top of the middle weight ranking, but you can consult the updated graphic (sorry Marvin vectorsYou are because of inactivity. See you in March!) And tell us where you think that Adesanya should be positioned in the survey below.

Recent results for classified fighters (previous classification shown): 7 Nassourdine Imavov def. No. 4 Israel Adesanya

The next battles featuring classified fighters: N ° 1 Dricus du Plessis vs n ° 3 Sean Strickland (UFC 312February 8), n ° 9 Anthony Hernandez against n ° 12 Brendan Allen (UFC SeattleFebruary 22), n ° 10 Canonier Jared against. Gregory Rodrigues (UFC Fight Night, February 15), n ° 13 Dolidze Romain Against Marvin Vettori (UFC Vegas 104, March 15)

The combatants also receive votes (number of voting appearances presented): Michel Pereira (4), Fabian Edwards (1), Jack Hermansson (1), Kopylov Romain (1), Michael Page (1)

Fall from the ranking (previous classification shown): Marvin Vettori (inactivity, see you soon in March!)