Should Israel Adesanya retire?

[Takes Two To Tango]

I know it was fresh when most said he should retire, now we have a day or so to process it.

Do you think he should retire or have one more fight? Just to see if he's truly done.

Or one more fight win or lose he retires his next fight.

 

[rightfight777]

Izzy could have won that fight if he kept distance but he foolishly waded into deep water by thinking he is an inside fighter lol. This may have been amplified by a weak chin from previous knockouts. He is still competitive if he fights smart.

 

[vlz]

he should wack off to cartoons into the sunset

 

[RichardHarrow]

He’s had a terrific career. He can let go.

 

[tritestill]

He's done at the highest level, if he wants to be someone who is never in title contention again and is a gate keeper he can stay, but don't see him succumbing to that fate bro.

 

[Cobra 03]

He should retire if he is ready. It's the way the guy makes his living, so who's to say he should give up a job that makes him BIG money. What's he going to do, get a Post Office job? He hasn't taken that much punishment in his career. If Tony Ferguson can keep going, Izzy definitely has some fight left in him!

 

[octagonation]

Yes.. He should only wait for a Strickland rematch then retire but as far as MMA goes yes Izzy should hang it up

 

[gosuasus]

He's done. Romero made him loon like a bi*ch, Blachowicz exposed him, Pereira took his chin away, Strickland embarrassed and Imamov murdered him once for all. Bye felicia.

 

[payton]

He can still hang in the top 10 I think. I'd love to see him vs Borralho or Chimaev.

 

[Poatan]

Well he froze like elsa thied time in a row. I think he follows Tonys footsteps right now

 

[MisfitsBR]

yes, or gives a rematch against Paulo Costa if he beat somebody

I think that was his best win when champion (ok, Poatan was his best win), but if he lose, he can say that he's just old, if he wins, well, that's a good last fight

 

[SuperDiazBros]

As long as his next fight isn't Caio Borralho he probably wins. The young guys than can take two to deliver one with power will get him everytime and Caio got them straights and the choke to follow it up.

The safe option would probably be a plodding grappler because as far as Izzy's weakness goes his chin has been further exposed than his get ups which have been good.

The bad option: Caio
The good option: Fluffy/Allen winner
The right option: Jack H
The fun option: Kopylov

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Karate Kombat!!!

 

[Flower2dPeople]

He hasn't bled enough.

 

[Skarsgard]

I dunno. He was soundly winning before Imamov hit him with a couple of good shots. He looked great against Dricus before getting snagged in a wild scramble as well. Maybe he just needs a tune-up so he can stop being so desperate to get a win that he just jumps into terrible situations.

 

[dogsdonutsdragons]

i dont think hes done yet but its like one more loss and that would change the perception significantly.

also the older closeted gays get the more feminine in nature they become and they tend to lose that edge and aggression they had when they were men. during his transition hes going to slowly decline. its a classic story of the man whos hairline began to recede and woman stopped showing interest in him. He realized men like him when they lose their hair if they dont have money or fame no one loves them. through this they become cross dressers. i feel sad for him but i know he will be okay.

the funny thing is most people use voodoo to determine the outcome of fights.

 

[fjodor]

He looked good in the first round and it's not even two years ago when he koed Pereira. There is no way Izzy retires.

 

[Thesnake101]

Absolutely, if his chin is starting to go and costing him fights where he's ahead, why not call it a day? He's going to end up like Moraes if he sticks around just because he looks good early.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

No. I would like to see him beat Tony Fergs record.

 

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