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| Another Nigerian Becomes UFC Champion, Adesanya "Style Bender" Floors Gastelum by adeniyiadebanjo: 6:34am On Apr 14, 2019 |
Israel Adesanya came to UFC 236 looking to prove himself, once and for all, on the highest level. He left the Octagon with the interim middleweight title and the fight of the year in one of the most dramatic bouts in UFC history. Adesanya (17-0) repeatedly dropped a bloody Kelvin Gastelum late in a savage Round 5 en route to a unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) following a see-saw battle that left the State Farm Arena crowd in hysterics on its feet. "I was ready for war, I told y'all," Adesanya said. "I wanted to take him out but I was ready for war because he is Mexicano. [Critics] talk s--- but they ain't ready for this." Read More: https://www.brila.net/champion-adesanya-outlasts-gastelum-to-clinch-interim-middleweight-title/ Follow on Twitter: @deniyiclement
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| Re: Another Nigerian Becomes UFC Champion, Adesanya "Style Bender" Floors Gastelum by phil0(m): 7:42am On Apr 14, 2019 |
congrats izzy |
| Re: Another Nigerian Becomes UFC Champion, Adesanya "Style Bender" Floors Gastelum by NPComplete: 7:52am On Apr 14, 2019 |
Not really the champion. He is the interim champion because the champion's out sick. A lot of people still believe Izzy is a hype though because he couldn't finish Gastelum despite his significant height and reach advantage. But at least with this fight he has proven he is a top 5 contender at the very least. I will like to see how he does against the likes of Whitaker, Yoel Romero and Luke Rockhold before I actually decide about him. |
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