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Whether it be from fans or even peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At UFC 234 in Melbourne, Australia this past weekend, &#8216;The Last Stylebender&#8217; Israel Adesanya headlined his first UFC pay-per-view event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing across from him was none other than the legend, Anderson &#8216;The Spider&#8217; Silva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his highest-profile matchup to date, Adesanya would shine as he earned his 16th career win as he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anderson-silva\/ufc-234-results-israel-adesanya-defeats-anderson-silva-highlights\/\">defeated Silva via unanimous decision<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, despite the clear victory, there were still detractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of which being the former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman who won the title by defeating Silva himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Adesanya&#8217;s win, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/former-ufc-champ-chris-weidman-not-impressed-with-israel-adesanya\/\">Weidman called him &#8216;a tad bit overrated,&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChris Weidman, I\u2019m overrated, but why?&#8221; Adesanya asked on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The MMA Hour (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bi6bb1KJMv8\" target=\"_blank\">The MMA Hour<\/a>. &#8220;Because he beat Silva a little more handily than me? Overrated? Interesting. I can say the same thing about him, heavily. When I get this belt in my next fight, they can all line up and they can find out how overrated I am. Chris Weidman, that\u2019s his opinion. But, I don\u2019t have to pay attention. But, overrated is interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weidman wasn&#8217;t the only one who had something to say about Adesanya&#8217;s performance though as the ever-dangerous <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/paulo-costa\/paulo-costa-takes-shot-at-scrawny-israel-adesanya\/\">Paulo Costa said that the &#8216;scrawny&#8217; New Zealander wouldn&#8217;t last two rounds with him.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow, the juice monkey Paula,&#8221; Adesanya said. &#8220;Paula, a bitch. What did he say? See, the fight between me and Silva was physical chess on the highest level of striking. If you&#8217;re not about footwork, man, it was beautiful to watch. A guy like Paula, he\u2019s a walking punching bag. He\u2019s juiced up, blown up and throws body shots heavy, heavy. Bring that ass over here and I will test him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUriah Hall was jabbing him up, how the f*ck is he going to hit me with those T-Rex arms? If I\u2019m behind those jabs, things that follow up will be much, much different. A guy like that should just focus on what he gots next in Yoel Romero,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Costa, his next bout will be the biggest of his young and undefeated career as he takes on the most recent title challenger, Yoel Romero in <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yoel-romero\/report-yoel-romero-set-to-return-at-aprils-ufc-event-in-miami\/\">the main event of UFC Miami on April 27<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weidman, on the other hand, most recently <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chris-weidman\/ufc-230-results-ronaldo-jacare-souza-kos-chris-weidman-video\/\">suffered defeat at the hands of Ronaldo &#8216;Jacare&#8217; Souza at UFC 230<\/a> in November 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\"><em>BJPenn.com<\/em><\/a><em> on 2\/11\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Criticism is always going to find its way to athletes in professional sports. 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