One of the most anticipated fights of 2023 nears as middleweight champion Alex Pereira takes on Israel Adesanya on Saturday night in Miami. 'I think the pace is going to be faster and this fight is not going five rounds. Somebody is going down.'
It’s a lot about cage control and cage awareness and where you are at, especially for Izzy. That’s kind of what we saw in the last Pereira fight. Alex is able to corner Izzy and limit his movement, and that’s how he was able to get a finish there. With that being said, I think a lot of the reason why Izzy got caught in that corner post was the fact that he was tired in the last round.
Inherently, what it does too is it helps with your defensive wrestling. It almost reverse engineers it so any wrestling is going to be good because eventually down the line you’ll need to lean on it at some point. If I’m Izzy, it’s about developing your striking blending into your wrestling a little bit more and learning when to put it together and not have to force the wrestling exchanges. Let them come to you a little bit more naturally.
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