Daniel Cormier isn’t keen on seeing Israel Adesanya back in the octagon anytime soon – much less in another championship fight with Sean Strickland.
Adesanya (28-5 MMA, 15-5 UFC) was the victim of a massive upset on Saturday when he lost the middleweight title to Strickland (24-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) by unanimous decision in the UFC 293, which took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.
It was a lopsided result in Strickland’s favor, and put Adesanya in unprecedented career territory with two losses in his past three. After going on a dominant run atop the division during his first title reign, Adesanya dropped the belt to Alex Pereira in November. He won it back in an immediate rematch in April, only to lose it again against Strickland one fight later.
