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Israel Adesanya responds to Kelvin Gastelum questioning his title shot credentials

In just his first 14 months in the organization, “The Last Stylebender” has been a busy man, racking up a 5-0 record en route to earning the interim title shot against Kelvin Gastelum that awaits him at UFC 236. It’s the type of sudden rise that stands in stark contrast to the six-year road Gastelum has taken to reach his opportunity on Saturday — and Gastelum has noticed. Ahead of UFC 236, Gastelum has questioned the résumé of his foe, wondering whether Adesanya has braved the fires of 185 pounds like Gastelum has with his string of performances over Ronaldo Souza, Michael Bisping, Vitor Belfort, and Tim Kennedy.