For a guy who was poised to seal a spot at the top of the middleweight department, its been a sobering numerous months. And nobody is apparently conscious of that more than Gastelum himself, who released a statement following his latest L on Fight Island.
I dont believe its a crossroads battle. This is a kid that win, lose or draw will still be in the top 10, will still be exciting and can pull out a win with one punch.”
” You might encounter lots of beats, but you must not be defeated,” he finished. “In fact, it may be necessary to come across the beats, so u can know who u are, what u can increase from, how u can still come out of it.”
Sure, the very first of those losses was to Israel Adesanya in the toughest battle of the ascendant champs career. But his flat and tentative loss versus Darren Till had people wondering whether he d lost a few of his drive to complete, and this most current Hermansson defeat followed Kelvin as soon as again permitted himself to sit in an unsafe position on the ground too long, similar to his loss against Chris Weidman in 2017.
” Truly ashamed guys,” Gastelum wrote. “Im sorry. My group, my family @UFC @danawhite @Mickmaynard2. Im much better than what was revealed tonight. Thanks to all my household, my group and my pals for the ongoing support. I enjoy you all.”
This most current loss drops Gastelum to 15-6-1 and might lead to him dropping from # 7 in the UFC middleweight rankings out of the leading 10.
” Truly ashamed guys,” Gastelum wrote. Well find out. I do not think its a crossroads battle. This is a kid that win, lose or draw will still be in the top 10, will still be amazing and can pull out a win with one punch.”
While UFC president Dana White didnt comment on Gastelums fast defeat at Fight Island 2, he made it clear coming into the weekend that the interesting fighter wasnt on thin ice with the promotion.
Following a frustrating preliminary heel hook defeat at the hands of Jack Hermansson (view it here), Kelvin Gastelum discovers himself on a 3 fight losing skid.
What do you believe, Maniacs? Can Kelvin turn things around and claw his method back into the leading 5 or are things not looking helpful for the 28 years of age Ultimate Fighter winner?
