Unfortunately for Israel Adesanya, Anderson Silva doesn’t quite know who he is.

Following Israel Adesanya’s big win over Brad Tavares at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale, the breakout middleweight contender called out former champion and pound-for-pound great Anderson Silva.

Adesanya, a world class kickboxer under the Glory banner, credited Silva as being one of his biggest inspirations and hailed him the greatest fighter of all time.

...or you guys want this fight instead?! Yo for real...no bullshit, if not for @spiderandersonsilva I wouldn't have looked at fighting from a different perspective. I was under the impression you gotta look like Paula to be a fighter.