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Adesanya’s ambition to rule a new weight class stems in part because he has wiped out the majority of his division.
Coach Eugene Bareman told Newshub last week that ‘The Last Stylebender’ is not motivated by a rematch with Robert Whittaker, who decisively beat the title a year ago.
Whittaker easily dispatched American Jared Cannonier in Abu Dhabi last weekend, but that wasn’t enough to sway his opinion.
“Israel has made it pretty clear to me, if Cannonier doesn’t win, there’s no one else that interests him and certainly the way Whittaker fought last time, he doesn’t care in the same way that a Cannonier fight would have. . “Bareman said.
“So he wants to go up to 205 [lb division] and see what you can do there. “
“Now there is a fairly clear and distinct champion, it makes it much easier for Israel to set their goals and there are no great contenders who are making their way to fight a particular guy, because there hasn’t been any guy.”
“It might well be the biggest name Jan Blachowicz can get, and the biggest name Jan Blachowicz can get will be Israel Adesanya.”
White did not reveal a timeline or location for the showdown.
