{"id":366007,"date":"2020-10-29T06:57:05","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T13:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=366007"},"modified":"2020-10-29T06:57:05","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T13:57:05","slug":"israel-adesanya-responds-after-uriah-hall-suggests-he-takes-easy-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-responds-after-uriah-hall-suggests-he-takes-easy-fights\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Adesanya responds after Uriah Hall suggests he takes \u201ceasy fights\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has responded to a recent criticism from top-15 middleweight contender Uriah Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Hall is set to take on former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC Vegas 12 this Saturday night. Ahead of the fight, Hall took a shot at Adesanya, claiming the champion seeks out <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/uriah-hall-suggests-israel-adesanya-looks-for-easy-fights\/\">&#8220;easy fights.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"QxhGiC\">\u201cAdesanya\u2019s picking his fights,\u201d Hall said during UFC Vegas 12 media day. \u201cHe sees what I see, he sees a hole in all these guys. He\u2019s already picking [Jared] Cannonier, he\u2019s looking for easy fights. Yeah, I said it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yVUadw\">\u201cI know why he\u2019s picking certain fights, but I\u2019m dynamic, especially with the gym that I\u2019m at right now, I\u2019m focused,&#8221; Hall added, forecasting a future showdown with Adesanya. &#8220;Laser focused. It\u2019s just a matter of time. I\u2019m just going to play the politic card and just whoever the UFC needs me to beat, or whoever the UFC thinks can beat me and get to the top.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take long for Adesanya to catch wind of these comments, and he responded in vintage fashion, drawing on a famous Dave Chapelle bit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I like him. Nice guy. But plz stfufe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBXV5RGFLO\">pic.twitter.com\/dBXV5RGFLO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Israel Adesanya (@stylebender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stylebender\/status\/1321718899860148224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I like him,&#8221; Adesanya wrote. &#8220;Nice guy. But plz STFUFE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Uriah Hall will enter his main event showdown with Anderson Silva on a two-fight win-streak, having recently beaten solid foes in Bevon Lewis and Antonio Carlos Junior. Those wins were preceded by a stoppage loss to recent UFC middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa.<\/p>\n<p>Israel Adesanya, on the other hand, last fought in late December, when he defended the middleweight title with a second-round knockout win over Costa. That win was preceded by notable victories over Yoel Romero, Robert Whittaker, Kelvin Gastelum, Anderson Silva, and Derek Brunson. The UFC middleweight champ is currently unbeaten at 20-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has responded to a recent criticism from top-15 middleweight contender Uriah Hall. Hall is set to take on former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the main event of UFC Vegas 12 this Saturday night. 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