“I’m betting on Izzy simply because he’s more versatile,” MMAJunkie quoted the American as saying. “He does everything Shawn does, just more calculated.”
In particular, Jones is confident that the challenger’s unorthodox boxing won’t be a problem for the reigning champion.
“Izzy could beat Strickland in a boxing match if he had to. As I said, he’s more calculating and his knockout power is an order of magnitude greater than Strickland’s.”
As a reminder, the middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland will be the main event of UFC 293, which takes place on September 9 in Sydney.