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Izzy Adesanya Retains UFC Belt

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It was another victorious night for the Nigerian UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya who successfully defended his title after beating Australian Rob Whittaker through unanimous decision.



Adesanya won the fight via unanimous decision, winning on all three judges scorecards.

The judges scored the fight 48-47, 48-47, 49-46, all in favour of Adesanya.

The fight was the second battle between the two, after the Nigerian initially won the UFC middleweight title off Whittaker in 2019.

Adesanya knocked out Whittaker, known as ‘The Reaper’, in two rounds back in 2019 but had to grind out a five-round victory this time.

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UFC: Israel Adesanya loses middleweight title to Strickland in shock defeat

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By defeating Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight championship in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, Sean Strickland pulled off a major upset.At UFC 293, the 32-year-old exhibited consistent forward motion, strong defense, and clinical performance.The result was a 49-46 victory for the Americans over Adesanya on all three scorecards.Strickland defeated the Nigerian-New Zealander in the opening round with a picture-perfect right cross.After being knocked to the groun...
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I was compromised – Israel Adesanya reveals why he lost UFC title to Alex Pereira

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Israel Adesanya has thought about how he was defeated by Alex Pereira on Sunday morning in the UFC 281.In Madison Square Garden, the fighter from Nigeria shockingly lost to Pereira via technical knockout in the fifth round.“I’ve been doing this; this is my third fight in 10 months."“Every time I fight, I risk losing what you guys deem the most prestigious—wwhich it is—tthe belt and all that,” Adesanya said.He also highlighted how things started to go wrong in the fi...
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UFC: Adesanya Beats Costa To Retain Title

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