The UFC 234 matchup between former middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya was met with some head-scratching. On one hand, the benefits of the bout for Adesanya were obvious: He gets to fight a legend and a personal idol whose name – current rough patch or not – can certainly do a lot to help leverage his own. All of that within one year of his his UFC arrival, no less. On Silva’s end, though, the risk vs. reward looked less favorable. What is there to be gained, some wonder, by taking on a young foe who poses a credible threat in the area where he also excels?
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