Joe Pyfer gives his verdict on the UFC’s greatest middleweight ever between Adesanya and Anderson Silva

Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Is Joe Pyfer stepping into the Octagon this weekend against the greatest middleweight of all time? The Dana White’s Contender Series product is gearing up for a huge main event at UFC Seattle, where he’ll take on Israel Adesanya. Adesanya, now working his way back up the rankings after losing his belt to Dricus du Plessis, still carries a lot of weight in the division.

Even with that loss, facing him gives ‘Bodybagz’ a big chance to make an impact. Joe Pyfer calls opponent Israel Adesanya middleweight’s greatest Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images That fight ended in a unanimous decision for Adesanya, and many viewed it as a symbolic passing of the torch from Silva to the next great middleweight. ‘The Last Stylebender’ then put together one of the division’s most memorable title reigns, with several standout performances against some of the best names in the sport.

However, Silva still holds the edge when it comes to things like win streak length and title fight victories at 185 pounds. But Pyfer isn’t caught up on those details and explained why he favours Adesanya during his pre-fight media day interviews. “It’s a great opportunity.

It’s a great privilege to be able to do what I do and be able to say that I fought one of the best in the world, so I really look at this as a win-win. ” Adesanya will enter UFC Seattle looking to snap a three-year winless run, which includes losses to Sean Strickland, Dricus du Plessis, and Nassourdine Imavov. On the other side, Pyfer comes into this matchup on a three-fight winning streak following his UFC 320 submission victory over Abus Magomedov.