Chris Pratt Questions Israel Adesanya, UFC 276 Performance Following ‘All That Talk’

Israel AdesanyaGuardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic Park star, Chris Pratt has claimed that he is “not a fan” of UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya’s “pitter-patter” approach to recent division title defenses, explaining how he was left underwhelmed by the titleholder’s UFC 276 headliner against Jared Cannonier. Israel Adesanya, who headlined Saturday’s card at the T-Mobile […]

Israel Adesanya

Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic Park star, Chris Pratt has claimed that he is “not a fan” of UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya’s “pitter-patter” approach to recent division title defenses, explaining how he was left underwhelmed by the titleholder’s UFC 276 headliner against Jared Cannonier.

Israel Adesanya, who headlined Saturday’s card at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada – managed to successfully land his fifth consecutive defense of the division title against Cannonier, however, was met with a series of boos and jeers from the attending audience, as well as receiving criticism for his performance across social media. 

Teasing a statement-making performance against the Texan challenger during fight week, Adesanya managed to emerge from ‘Sin City’ with his title in two off the back of a unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) win, however, many pointed to the Nigerian-Kiwi’s continued tendency to sit on the outside and more-or-less point fight to an extent, without ever over exerting himself en route to another title retention.

Chris Pratt could not hide his disappointment with Israel Adesanya’s UFC 276 display

A severe critic of Israel Adesanya’s performance and display at UFC 276 comes in the form of popular actor, Pratt, who shared his thoughts on the City Kickboxing striker’s approach on the UFC 276 post-fight show.

“I’m gonna say this as humbly as I can, as a guy who never stepped in the Octagon, I don’t know this game, I’m just an actor,” Chris Pratt said on the UFC 276 post-fight show. “But I’m not a fan, man. I’m not a fan of coming out, like, all that talk and then just kind of putting on a little bit of a pitter-patter.”

“I’m like, ‘Come on, man. Cash on that.’” Chris Pratt explained. “You’ve got to cash that promise of being so badass. If I bet with my money, I would bet (Israel) Adesanya would’ve done something like that. But I was hoping to see (Jared) Cannonier make it.” (Transcribed by BloodyElbow)

Adesanya, who received major plaudits across social media for his Undertaker-themed walkout ahead of his main event clash with Cannonier, has been subsequently linked with a sixth attempted title defense against past kickboxing foe, Alex Pereira next – after the Brazilian stamped his premier professional title shot with a first round thumping of the #4 ranked, Sean Strickland on the main card.

Sean Strickland Thanks Fans For Mental Support Following UFC 276 Loss: ‘I Know I’m Not The Greatest Fighter’

Sean StricklandUFC middleweight contender, Sean Strickland has once again addressed his stunning first round knockout loss to Alex Pereira on Saturday night at UFC 276, thanking fans of his for providing mental support to him as he saw his run of six straight victories halted by the Brazilian. Strickland, who entered UFC 276 as the #4 […]

Sean Strickland

UFC middleweight contender, Sean Strickland has once again addressed his stunning first round knockout loss to Alex Pereira on Saturday night at UFC 276, thanking fans of his for providing mental support to him as he saw his run of six straight victories halted by the Brazilian.

Strickland, who entered UFC 276 as the #4 ranked middleweight contender, will likely find himself leapfrogged by the Sao Paulo striking ace come the release of the official rankings later this week.

Attempting to earn his first middleweight title tilt under the promotion’s banner, Strickland, who teased a potentially wrestling-heavy gameplan against Pereira, elected to stand with the former two-weight GLORY Kickboxing titleholder for the entirety of their one round affair.

Circling back to the center of the Octagon as Pereira began to find his range, the North Carolina native was dropped with a perfectly placed left hook, sending him to one knee before the former followed up with a quickfire pair of right hands, rendering him unconscious. 

Sean Strickland thanked fans for providing him with mental fortitude following UFC 276

Sharing his thoughts on the defeat, the outspoken, Strickland, who had shared verbals with reigning champion, Israel Adesanya during fight week and at the pre-fight press conference, in particular, insisted that he knew himself that he was not the best mixed martial artist walking the planet at the moment.

“Hey, guys, I slept it off, and it still f*cking sucks,” Sean Strickland said of his knockout loss to Alex Pereira on his official Instagram. “But I want to give a big thanks to the fans, man. Last night was f*cking rough. I worked my ass off for less than one f*cking round. And the comments, the messages, the support I got from you guys, man, it helped me mentally, and I appreciate that.”

“I’m not the greatest fighter, I’m not the best mixed martial artist – I’ll never have a Nike sponsor, I’ll neve be on a Wheaties box,” Sean Strickland continued. “It’s not who I am. I like to fight, you know. And if I could go back and fight that guy, I wouldn’t change a Goddamn thing, you know. I wanted to stand and bang with him, I thought I was doing pretty damn good until I wasn’t. I would do it again the same exact way, it it what it is. I gotta crawl my way back to the top. …” 

Chimaev Calls Out Pereira After UFC 276, Pereira Responds

Alex Pereira appears to have booked himself a middleweight title shot, but champion Israel Adesanya wasn’t the only one who called out the Brazilian following his win at UFC 276. The 34-year-old picked up the biggest win of his MMA career and put in ar…

Alex Pereira appears to have booked himself a middleweight title shot, but champion Israel Adesanya wasn’t the only one who called out the Brazilian following his win at UFC 276. The 34-year-old picked up the biggest win of his MMA career and put in arguably the most impressive performance of the night when he knocked…

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Israel Adesanya To Sean Strickland: I Told You So

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has criticized Sean Strickland for his performance against Alex Pereira this past weekend. In one of the most notable bouts of what was a stacked UFC 276 pay-per-view card, former GLORY kickboxer Pereira had th…

UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has criticized Sean Strickland for his performance against Alex Pereira this past weekend. In one of the most notable bouts of what was a stacked UFC 276 pay-per-view card, former GLORY kickboxer Pereira had the chance to progress from an unranked 185lber to a top-five contender. To do so, he…

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9 Positives & 3 Negatives From UFC 276

On Saturday, the MMA leader returned for arguably its most stacked pay-per-view card of the year so far, UFC 276. Nothing beats a UFC PPV night, not least when they boast the lineup that the promotion’s 14th Las Vegas live event of 2022 did. The …

On Saturday, the MMA leader returned for arguably its most stacked pay-per-view card of the year so far, UFC 276. Nothing beats a UFC PPV night, not least when they boast the lineup that the promotion’s 14th Las Vegas live event of 2022 did. The card had everything fans could hope for. Two title fights?…

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Volkanovski Reveals Possible Injury Suffered In R2 Of Holloway Trilogy

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski made his trilogy win over Max Holloway look easy despite a significant hand injury. Volkanovski earned a dominant win over Holloway in the UFC 276 co-headliner. While it wasn’t the main event of th…

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski made his trilogy win over Max Holloway look easy despite a significant hand injury. Volkanovski earned a dominant win over Holloway in the UFC 276 co-headliner. While it wasn’t the main event of the card, it was arguably the most highly anticipated fight of the event involving two of the…

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