Gallery Photos: Best of Israel Adesanya view 42 images Chris Weidman is not backing down from his opinion that Israel Adesanya is “overrated.” Weidman (14-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) the former UFC middleweight champion, ruffled some feathers in the aftermath of this past weekend’s UFC 234 event when he called Adesanya (16-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) “a tad bit overrated” following his victory over Anderson Silva (34-9 MMA, 17-5 UFC) in the main event. Although Weidman is a former champion, his recent 1-4 slump inside the octagon has taken him out of title contention for the time being. Adesanya has made a quick rise into that territory, but Weidman doesn’t see it as warranted. Related Israel Adesanya urges UFC to strip Robert Whittaker, book title fight vs
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