Gallery Israel Adesanya def. Brad Tavares at TUF 27 Finale: Best photos view 24 images Israel Adesanya wants to take out the man who helped shape his career as a fighter. With MMA legend and former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva ’s(34-8 MMA, 17-4 UFC) recent acceptance of a USADA suspension that will be up Nov. 10, unbeaten rising star Adesanya (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is calling for a matchup against “The Spider.” Following his victory over Brad Tavares in the TUF 27 Finale headliner earlier this month , Adesanya was focused on a matchup with Paulo Costa (12-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC). With Silva’s sudden resolution with USADA and the Brazilian cleared to compete before the end of the year, “Stylebender” has altered course, and made as much quite clear on social media (via Instagram ): …or you guys want this fight instead?! Yo for real…no bullshit, if not for @spiderandersonsilva I wouldn’t have looked at fighting from a different perspective
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Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva? ‘Stylebender’ wants to take out his idol – MMA Junkie