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Farah Hannoun

Chael Sonnen warns Conor McGregor that Israel Adesanya is coming for his spot as MMA’s top draw

Chael Sonnen thinks Israel Adesanya may soon surpass Conor McGregor as the No. 1 draw in the sport.

Middleweight champion Adesanya (24-2 MMA, 13-2 UFC), who recently regained his belt with a highlight reel knockout of Alex Pereira in April, was in attendance for UFC 290 this past Saturday. Adesanya watched Dricus Du Plessis (20-2 MMA, 6-0 UFC) emerge as the No. 1 contender when he TKOd Robert Whittaker, and jumped into the octagon to face off with him.

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