BREAKING: Adesanya Vs Whittaker: Israel Adesanya Humbles Whittaker To Retain UFC Middleweight Belt
Brand News Day Nigeria reports that in the just-concluded Adesanya Vs Whittaker fight, Israel Adesanya has defeated Robert Whittaker via unanimous decision at #UFC271 to retain the middleweight crown at the Toyota Center in Houston, United States.
The fight was more competitive than their first bout with Adesanya taking the early lead in the actual fighting.
The 32-year-old peppered Whittaker with leg kicks in the opening round but also scored an early knockdown with a precise left straight.
Adesanya held on to the UFC Middleweight Championship with a unanimous decision in their rematch fight on Saturday.
The win puts an exclamation mark on his success against Whittaker in his career. Adesanya took the belt from Bobby Knuckles to kick off his title reign at 185 pounds. Nearly two-and-a-half years later, he’s now added him to the list of challengers who have failed to take his crown.
Adesanya emerged victorious in their first fight at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia in 2019 to claim the middleweight title and he is confident of retaining the belt against a much improved Whittaker.
Adesanya scored a thunderous second-round knockout of Whittaker in Melbourne, Australia to claim the title in October 2019 to cap an amazing run in just his seventh fight with the promotion.
Whittaker rebounded with three straight victories to earn a second shot against Adesanya after his brief stay atop the division. Adesanya is 3-1 since their first meeting with the lone defeat coming in a failed attempt to earn a second title at light heavyweight against Jan Blachowicz.
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