Sean O’Malley dubs Israel Adesanya as “the best champ UFC’s ever seen”

UFC star Sean O’Malley has heaped praise on Israel Adesanya for being one of the greatest UFC champions of all time.

Following his win over Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya is once again the UFC middleweight champion. Later this year, he’s expected to defend the belt once again, reportedly against Sean Strickland. In the eyes of many, he’s one of the best to ever do it – and may have even surpassed Anderson Silva at 185 pounds.

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Regardless of which way you look at it, though, he’s had a really impressive career, and it appears to be far from done. If you ask Sean O’Malley, his legacy has already been cemented in a big way.

“Izzy has been the best champ UFC’s ever seen,” O’Malley said. “The amount of times he has fought consistently as a champion in the UFC is f*cking legendary. The level of competition (between Adesanya and Anderson Silva), I feel like is not even comparable.”

O’Malley praises Adesanya

“If you’re the UFC, I don’t know if you want Sean Strickland as your UFC champion. His takes – him going on podcasts saying, ‘I crave killing people.’… Izzy vs. Strickland, I’m f*cking hyped for that. I will watch that, I’ll buy that, I’m excited for that. You wouldn’t watch that?”

Quotes via MMA Junkie

Sean O’Malley has always been a big fan of Israel Adesanya. It’s understandable, given what he’s achieved, and what he could still accomplish in the years ahead.

Do you agree with Sean O’Malley? What is your favorite moment from the MMA career of Israel Adesanya? What do you believe is left for him to achieve in the Ultimate Fighting Championship? Let us know, BJPENN Nation!