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Blachowicz won via unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>Although the move in weights didn&#8217;t work so well for Adesanya, &#8216;The Last Stylebender&#8217; believes this could be the way to go for his former opponent, Robert Whittaker (24-6 MMA).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a UFC 276 press conference, Adesanya had this to say about Whittaker:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Bobby, he&#8217;s a great fighter, I&#8217;ll give it to him, he&#8217;s a great fighter. But I know how that book ends. I&#8217;ve read that book twice already. First time was a quick read, second time was a little bit longer. I mean, he&#8217;s probably going to be at the top for a while, but if we fight again, I know how that book ends. So, that&#8217;s why I&#8217;m excited about this next fight, new blood, someone I&#8217;ve never fought.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Continuing Israel Adesanya said (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmanews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMANews<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If he wants to, he should go up to 205, see what that&#8217;s about, maybe try there for a little bit. But yeah, I&#8217;ve read that book already, and I don&#8217;t like reading the same book over and over again.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Adesanya&#8217;s next bout is on July 2nd at UFC 276 where he takes on Jared Cannonier (15-5 MMA) in the middleweight main event.<\/p>\n<p>As for Whittaker, he&#8217;s scheduled to fight <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/conor-mcgregor\/marvin-vettori-blasts-conor-mcgregor-for-his-comments-about-beneil-dariush-you-are-scumbag-i-hope-to-see-you-soon\/\">Marvin Vettori<\/a> (18-5 MMA) in Paris this coming September in a middleweight co-main match-up.<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with Adesanya that Whittaker should maybe take a shot at a different weight category?<\/p>\n<p>Will you be watching UFC 276 when Israel Adesanya takes on his fifth title defense? Will he prevail or do you believe Jared Cannonier will defeat the champ?<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Champion Israel Adesanya is sharing some career advice with his former foe Robert Whittaker. The middleweight champion&#8217;s only loss of his MMA career came when he made the move from middleweight to light heavyweight.\u00a0 It was Israel Adesanya (22-1 MMA) vs Jan Blachowicz (29-9 MMA) at UFC 259 in March of 2021. 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