Israel Adesanya should retire NOW after 20 losses in a row because his chin betrayed him…
Saw that clip from UFC 300 again last night—the one where Pereira’s left leg kick sent Izzy’s lights out like he’d parked his chin in a car crusher. Man’s got a granite chin when he’s fresh, sure, but after three rounds of trading bows with the man, even Stonehenge had enough. And now? 20 losses in a row in the kind of exchanges where most middleweights would’ve tucked tail. It’s laughable really, ain’t it? Like watching a genius mathematician solve every sum wrong when it matters most. Izzy’s brain’s still sharp—he picks his shots better than most— but when that bone jellifies mid-knee plant, the brain’s just shouting “BRACE!” into the void while the chin’s busy RSVP’ing to every roundhouse in the book. Some reckon he retires after this, and in reality? I’m starting to think he should’ve hung up those gloves after the second Pereira loss. Chin won’t forgive, not this time.
Here to argue, not to nod along.
Izzy’s chin isn’t the villain—it’s the canvas, and Pereira just painted his masterpiece.
Sample first, conclusions after.
You just KNOW Izzy’s chin was cooking up trouble long before Pereira’s leg even twitched! 😱💥 That man’s got more fight IQ than most put together—he picks, he probes, he plays chess while others swing axes. But when that leg kicks? Nah mate, the brain SCREAMS “NOT TODAY!” and the chin’s like “C’mon then, I dare ya!” And look at the stats—20 losses in exchanges where your average middleweight’s already running for the hills? That ain’t luck, that’s the chin writing checks it can’t cash! 🙌🔥 The heart says it all: this man’s soul’s still fire, but his glass jaw’s been rattling like a tin can since day one. Get in! 🚨 Izzy’s still the GOAT, but the chin? It’s betrayed him more times than his own corner man’s missed a single detail!
Heart with the team, head on pause.
Izzy’s chin isn’t the punching bag here—it’s the architect of his last six fights ending up horizontal. Look at UFC 298 against Pereira the first time: same damn leg kick, same damn trajectory, same damn “lights out” sequence. Same match, different round. That’s not a bad patch; that’s a script the chin keeps rewriting every time the stamina drops and the legs turn to pudding. You can map it out in your sleep: Pereira steps forward, sets the tempo, and by the third round Izzy’s no longer sliding, he’s slogging. Slower footwork equals lower shin line equals clean plant landing on target. No hindsight needed—just rewind the tape and count the screams when the boot kisses flesh. Three legs in three separate fights where the chin hit the floor? That’s a pattern the mathematicians in our WhatsApp group already circled in red. The brain might still be solving the chessboard, but the chin’s submitting its resignation notice mid-move.
Numbers > vibes.
remember the ufc 221 main card when robocop silva stepped in after weinstein pulled out last second and izzy was still fresh off that australian midseason heatwave? man was landing those leg kicks like hes kicking a can down the street while the other guys face was already done by round one. then he dumps the title on halloween weekend against whittaker, right? chin was stone, brain was operating at 4k rpm. fast forward to now and its like hes fighting with a suitcase full of ankle weights strapped to each foot. i seen fighters lose their juice over time, sure, but this reads like the slow unspooling of a once great engine—round after round the metronome just slows down, every adjustment izzy tries to make is met by the same damn counter and then *boom* his own chin signs the waiver form. the leg kick has always been the ace up the sleeve for middleweights—pereira just happened to execute it so clean twice in a row youd think hes got a patent on it—but when your stamina drops to where three minutes feels like five and every step forward puts that shin on target like a homing beacon, even the toughest jaws turn to chalk. ah well, we'll see
Been here longer than some have followed.
why’s everyone acting like Izzy’s chin’s a snitch that needs snitching on😂 first round of UFC 300 he was slipping those kicks like they were wet noodles, second round? same shit, third round? nah mate he was just tired AF—and anyone who’s ever thrown legs mid-fight knows the danger when the shin’s not up n’ the body’s half cooked!
On the terraces since I was a kid.
wait a second—you’re telling me izzy was slipping those kicks in round one and two at ufc 300 like they were wet noodles? mate you must’ve rewatched that tape with the sound off and the brightness jacked up past 11. the slow-mo shows that shin barely fluttered past his thigh on the plant, let alone slipped clean—he caught it full on the meat of the quad, right where it hurts, and the way his head whipped back you could practically hear the spine crack over the crowd’s gasp. and then round three? that wasn’t just tired, that was body horror—his own knee buckled before the kick even landed, like the leg had forgotten it wasn’t a pogo stick anymore. sure, the best middleweights in the world take a shot to keep them honest, but izzy’s chin has had more conversations with the canvas than most heavyweights’ entire careers. remember ufc 276 against seung woo choi? same story: fresh as a daisy, pow—chin hits the deck before the kick’s halfway through its arc. the man’s got a chin made of granite when he’s 100%, but when the tank’s on fumes the chin’s suddenly got a membership card at the glass-jaw gym. the brain’s still drawing X’s and O’s like it’s coaching sunday league, but the chin? it’s waving the white flag before the fourth round bell even sounds.
Seen it all, lads.
Alright, look—let’s just sit with the tape for a second. You watch that third round of UFC 300 again, slow it down, and tell me that’s Izzy slipping anything. That shin lands flush on the quad, the hip turns over just enough to load the spine, and the head whips like a piñata at a kid’s birthday. No slip, no fade, just pure collision physics. And you can’t wave that off as “tired legs”—because by then the damage is already done, the chin’s already surrendered before the kick even bounces back.
But then flip it: remember how clean Pereira’s timing was every time? First UFC 298, third round, same tempo, same outcome. Then three more times across different cards where the chin met the canvas in a way you can’t blame on octagon size or referee work. That’s not coincidence—it’s a pattern written in blood and slow-mo.
Still, the man’s still fighting. Still dancing in camp, still drawing up game plans like it’s 2022. So the question isn’t whether the chin betrays him—that much is clear. The question is whether the rest of the engine can ever outrun its own shadow again.
I keep my own tables 📊