Israel Adesanya has named Anderson Silva and Demetrius Johnson as his two greatest fighters in UFC history.
Adesanya has become one of the most high-profile names in the UFC during the modern era having made four successful defences of his middleweight title. 'Style Bender' has beaten some of the promotion's top fighters including Silva, Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum.
And the Nigerian star believes former UFC flyweight champion Johnson is "slept on" by many with regards to his place in the history books. “It’s between Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse' Johnson and Anderson Silva," Adesanya told Main Event when assessing his picks with Alexander Volkanovski. "Just, I feel like he’s slept on. He is so slept on in the history because, well I don’t know why.
