UFC 259 (Main Event): Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya Preview and Prediction


UFC 259 (Main Event): Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya Preview and Prediction
Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya

The main event of UFC 259 is one of the most hyped fights of 2021. Israel Adesanya the undisputed and undefeated champion of the UFC Middleweight division moving to Light Heavyweight to challenge Jan Blachowicz for his title. Here is the Adesanya vs Blachowicz prediction and preview.

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Both of them were on the same stage at UFC 253 where Adesanya defended his championship against Paulo Costa and Blachowicz won the UFC Light Heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes. Never less they know they would cross paths with each other like this.

UFC 259: Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya Preview

Israel Adesanya is still undefeated with an exceptional record of 20-0 inside the Octagon. He is one of the biggest names in UFC right now. ‘The Last Stylebender’ won the interim middleweight title by defeating Kelvin Gastelum.

After that, he challenged Robert Whittaker for his title and knocked him out in the second round of the fight to get the title in his hands. Not only this he also defended it against the likes of Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa.

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Now, Adesanya has his eyes on becoming a double champion by grabbing both Middleweight and Light Heavyweight titles. His opponent Jan Blachowicz has won 8 out of his last 9 fights and he is about to begin his reign in the division.

Blachowicz knocked out one of the toughest contenders Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 to win the UFC Light Heavyweight title and this is his first title defense and he is looking forward to making it his biggest title defense.

UFC 259: Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya Prediction

Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya is a clear betting favorite in this fight with betting odds of -250 in his favor but Jan Blachowicz isn’t much behind. He is an underdog in this fight with betting odds of +200 in his favor.

Adesanya got the speed and agility of the middleweight but Blachowicz got the power of Light Heavyweight in his hands. It is going to be a super fight and we just need to a couple of more sleep to find out the result of this fight.

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Expected Result: Israel Adesanya def Jan Blachowicz  

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