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Kelvin Gastelum Claims He Was Only 60% Or 70% Against Israel Adesanya

Kelvin Gastelum is still on his quest for gold at 185 pounds. Gastelum had his opportunity earlier this year when he took on Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 in April for the interim middleweight title. Adesanya took home the unanimous decision victory after a tremendous five-round war. However, according to Gastelum in a recent interview […]

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Kelvin Gastelum is still on his quest for gold at 185 pounds. Gastelum had his opportunity earlier this year when he took on Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 in April for the interim middleweight title. Adesanya took home the unanimous decision victory after a tremendous five-round war.

However, according to Gastelum in a recent interview with TMZ, the former Ultimate Fighter winner wasn’t 100 percent for the fight. (H/T MMA News)

“I wasn’t,” Gastelum said. “People don’t really know that, and I don’t come out in the media and say that, but, yeah, I was sick for about two weeks. I got the staph. It came back from when I had it in Australia…had the staph, had congestion in my lungs, so I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t really breathe.

“I was throwing up, so I couldn’t really train for about two weeks. People don’t really know: I stopped taking antibiotics six, seven days before the fight. People don’t really know it, but I was probably 60%, 70% for the fight.”

Gastelum hasn’t fought since his loss to Adesanya earlier this year. Now, he’s slated to take on Darren Till at UFC 244 in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on November 2. As for Adesanya, he just dismantled Robert Whittaker to become the undisputed 185-pound champion of the world, and will make his first-ever career defense against Paulo Costa next.

What do you think about Gastelum claiming he wasn’t fully healthy for his fight with Adesanya?

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Gastelum: I Was 60% or 70% Against Adesanya

Kelvin Gastelum will return to the Octagon in three weeks at UFC 244 against Darren Till, and he hopes to be in better condition than he was in his last Octagon outing. At UFC 236, Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum took part in a fight that many stil…

Kelvin Gastelum will return to the Octagon in three weeks at UFC 244 against Darren Till, and he hopes to be in better condition than he was in his last Octagon outing. At UFC 236, Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum took part in a fight that many still believe is the frontrunner for fight of […]

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Dana White Wants Israel Adesanya To Fight Paulo Costa Before Jon Jones

UFC president Dana White plans on booking Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa before potentially entertaining the Jon Jones fight. Adesanya captured the undisputed UFC middleweight championship earlier this month. He did so by stopping Robert Whittaker in …

UFC president Dana White plans on booking Israel Adesanya vs. Paulo Costa before potentially entertaining the Jon Jones fight. Adesanya captured the undisputed UFC middleweight championship earlier this month. He did so by stopping Robert Whittaker in the second round via TKO. Before the bout took place, White told Sky Sport New Zealand that Adesanya […]

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Michael Bisping Believes Israel Adesanya Can Overtake Conor McGregor As Biggest UFC Star

Michael Bisping believes the sky is the limit for Israel Adesanya. Adesanya, who won the UFC middleweight title at UFC 243 by second-round TKO, had a star-making performance to many. From the walkout to the fight, it was all about ‘The Last Style…

Michael Bisping believes the sky is the limit for Israel Adesanya. Adesanya, who won the UFC middleweight title at UFC 243 by second-round TKO, had a star-making performance to many. From the walkout to the fight, it was all about ‘The Last Stylebender’ and now Bisping believes he could overtake Conor McGregor as the biggest […]

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Brendan Schaub Thinks Jon Jones Is Too Big For Israel Adesanya

Brendan Schaub doesn’t like the idea of Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya. Jones is the UFC light heavyweight champion, while Adesanya recently captured the undisputed UFC middleweight championship. The two haven’t been chummy and have actually…

Brendan Schaub doesn’t like the idea of Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya. Jones is the UFC light heavyweight champion, while Adesanya recently captured the undisputed UFC middleweight championship. The two haven’t been chummy and have actually had some bad blood. It started when Adesanya said he was hunting another GOAT in Jones after defeating Anderson […]

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Michael Bisping Thinks Israel Adesanya Can Overtake Conor McGregor As UFC’s Top Star

Michael Bisping has high praise for new UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Bisping was speaking on his Believe You Me podcast where he suspects Adesanya is on the verge of superstardom. Not only just superstardom, but the Englishman believes “The Last Stylebender” can overtake Conor McGregor as the top star in the UFC. “Listen, the […]

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Michael Bisping has high praise for new UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya.

Bisping was speaking on his Believe You Me podcast where he suspects Adesanya is on the verge of superstardom. Not only just superstardom, but the Englishman believes “The Last Stylebender” can overtake Conor McGregor as the top star in the UFC.

“Listen, the walkout was great,” Michael Bisping said of Israel Adesanya’s UFC 243 entrance (h/t BJPENN.com). “He’s a star, he’s got charisma, all that type of stuff. And right now he’s poised to set to be possibly the biggest star in the UFC.

“He could even overtake McGregor at this rate. He really could. Well for one, he hasn’t got the negativity surrounding him. He hasn’t made all the mistakes. Now, who knows? He might go down that route, but I doubt it.”

Bisping believes the event showed just how big of a star Adesanya can be.

“He really went up in my estimations when we had the Hall of Fame ceremony,” Bisping said. “He was sat there, I don’t know if he was by himself, I’m sure he was with somebody. But when the cameras went on him, (Israel Adesanya) seemed to be just in there paying respect to the Hall of Famers. I mean I like the guy anyway. He’s always entertaining when he fights, brings it every time.

“He’s entertaining on the mic. On Instagram, he’s very, very funny. He’s got an awesome account, you need to follow that. But just the fact he was there at International Fight Week, he went and paid his respects to people being inducted into the Hall of Fame. I thought, ‘wow that speaks volumes about the man.’”

There is no doubt Adesanya is a star, but whether or not he can surpass McGregor is to be seen.

How big of a star do you think Israel Adesanya can be in the UFC?

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