Lyoto on why Adesanya is the favorite.

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Lyoto on why Adesanya is the favorite.

https://globoesporte.globo.com/combate/noticia/unico-a-vencer-borrachinha-marcio-lyoto-lembra-luta-no-tuf-e-ve-adesanya-como-favorito.ghtml

“It is a tough fight but I believe Adesanya is the favorite. He controls well the distance, plays in line very well, comes from kickboxing and managed to adapt to MMA. This game is the achilles heel of Borrachinha. Paulo commited too many mistakes against Uriah Hall. Hall controlled the distance and used well the jab, and because Costa is an athlete that goes forward a lot, trying to suffocate the opponent, he ate a lot of those jabs unnecessarily, to the point of receiving a knockdown. Thats a gap in his game. He does not control the distance, or fake to see what the opponent gives him. He wins a lot on physical impulse, and its working for him. It may be the way he wins, but it may be something in Adesanyas favor. If he does not correct the failures he had vs Hall, it may be the beggining of the end for him vs Adesanya. Borrachinha left the octagon with very swollen lips after the Hall fight, he suffered with the horizontality of Hall, specially the jab”

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