Comradery and friendship aside, Israel Adesanya thinks teammate Alexader Volkanovski is just built differently than the rest.
That’s why, ahead of Volkanovski’s jump to lightweight, ‘The Last Stylebender’ is picking the long-reigning featherweight king to usurp Islam Makhachev in their highly-anticipated champ vs. champ super-fight at UFC 284.
Adesanya is so confident in Volk’s ability to attain double-champ status that he is not only picking his teammate to win but would also bet the house on him securing the victory on Feb. 12.
“Volk used to be a fat guy. Like, a big boy, brawley, played rugby.