Episode 31: UFC 236 – Kelvin Gastelum vs Israel Adesanya

MMA MATH

For UFC 236, hosts Roberto Diaz and Joe Soto take a closer look at the co-main event between the number four ranked Kelvin Gastelum, and the number 5 ranked Israel Adesanya. This is a championship fight for the interim middleweight title. The stakes are high in this fight, as the winner will most likely position himself to unify the middleweight title against Robert Whittaker.

In the Aftermath, the Anthony Pettis – Stephen Thompson fight is revisited. Mind games, muscle memory, speed, and a life changing knockout.

UFC 236 is scheduled for Saturday April 13, and will take place in Atlanta, Georgia. For this fight, Roberto and Joe will take a closer look at their past fight, their resumes, numbers, sizes, fighting styles and discuss the strengths and weaknesses, and options for these fighters.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EPISODE:

• Resumes
• Size, height and reach
• Notable opponents vs undefeated record
• Rising to the occasion, pressure
• Endurance
• Stylistic comparison, Brunson vs Adesanya
• Explosiveness/speed
• Strategies for fighters
• Who wins
• The Aftermath, Superman Anthony, Thompson’s knockout

Links and Resources:

• Israel Adesanya
• Kelvin Gastelum
• Ronaldo Souza
• Tyron Woodley
• Chris Weidman
• Robert Whittaker
• Anderson Silva
• Michael Bisping
• Johnny Hendricks
• Derek Brunson