For many around Aotearoa, Israel Adesanya is the UFC middleweight champion of the whole wide world but without much knowledge of what Adesanya is actually up to inside the octagon. The skills on offer via Adesanya are so efficient and rather nek level, that learning then appreciating Adesanya's craft has enhanced my experience of following Adesanya's journey that much more funky.

There is one bloke who breaks things down the best, especially with regards to Adesanya. Luke Thomas has offered some sort of technical insight into Adesanya's craft, almost after every UFC fight Adesanya has had and this has helped me understand what I'm watching with Adesanya, so hopefully this can help your further appreciate the prodigal talents of Aotearoa's favourite kiwi-African.

As Thomas suggests in the more recent videos, this rabbit hole shows how Adesanya has transitioned through his brief UFC career. Not only will you learn about Adesanya's skills, but you will also become aware of the improvements made from fight to fight and how Adesanya has dealt with slightly different challenges on offer from different fighters. It's not just information to help you appreciate Adesanya, this also serves as clear documentation of Adesanya's development.

These videos are listed in order from Adesanya's earliest UFC fights to his latest, chur...

On this edition of the Monday Morning Analyst, Luke Thomas breaks down the improvement of Israel Adesanya's takedown defense through out his UFC career and why that's a problem for the middleweights in the UFC.

On this edition of the Monday Morning Analyst, Luke Thomas examines and breaks down Israel Adesanya's striking against Anderson Silva at UFC 234. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=mmafightingonsbn Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/mmafightingonsbn/playlists Like MMAF on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mmafighting Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mmafighting Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com

On this edition on the Monday Morning Analyst, Luke Thomas takes a look at what made the war between Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 so good.

Luke Thomas breaks down why feinting is central to Israel Adesanya's game and how it is not something most fighters focus on. MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL, Showtime's first live digital series, spotlights the weekend's biggest news from the world of combat sports.

Luke Thomas analyzes how Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 to become the undisputed middleweight champion. MORNING KOMBAT WITH LUKE THOMAS AND BRIAN CAMPBELL, Showtime's first live digital series, spotlights the weekend's biggest news from the world of combat sports. MORNING KOMBAT airs live every Monday at 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT.

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