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Israel Adesanya Responds to Anderson Silva’s Past Criticism of Him

The former middleweight champion addressed Silva’s now-deleted Instagram blast after his UFC 293 title loss to Sean Strickland. Silva warned, “I’m the one in charge of this s—t here… you’re not going to… compare yourself to me.” Adesanya, who beat Silva at UFC 234, has long called him an idol as he plots his March fight against Joe Pyfer.