The Nigerian believes that his teammate will rematch his previous defeat by unanimous decision and earn an early victory over the Russian.
“I had a feeling that Wolf beat him the first time,” Adesanya was quoted as saying by MMAJunkie. “As the fight went on, you could see that Volkanovski was getting more and more confident, like, ‘Is this how you’re going to beat me? Come on…’ This time, Wolf got short notice and he had nothing to lose. He’s been in the gym, trained, and he’s ready to fight.”
“I feel that Wolf will stop Makhachev this time. But again, that’s my opinion, and I’m biased by definition. If I could bet, which I’m not allowed to, I’d know exactly who to put my money on.”
As a reminder, three days earlier Alex Volkanovski, who holds the UFC featherweight title, agreed to face the current UFC lightweight champion on short notice, replacing Charles Oliveira, who withdrew from the fight due to a dissection, in this bout.