Jan Blachowicz defeats Adesanya to defend the Bantamweight title after an exciting tactical fight at UFC 259 in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Poland’s Jan Blachowicz retains the light heavyweight title by absolute decision over the undefeated 31-year-old Nigerian.
At event, Amanda Nunes shot Megan Anderson en route to an easy first-round win to defend her heavyweight title.
Whereas, Peter yan lost his Bantamweight belt to Aljamain Sterling when he was disqualified for illegal knee.
Blachowicz entered the battle as an underdog whereas Adesanya’s slick moves and punches controlled him for most of the first three rounds.
However, Blachowicz has changed the situation in the last two shots, putting the undefeated Nigerian on top of the title, trying to add a heavyweight belt to his middleweight title and controlling it with ease.
Blachowicz said, “Now I think I deserve respect. As, I am a true champion,” who successful after the fight.
On the side event, the Amanda Nunes took more than two minutes to defeat its opponent. They rocked Anderson with several strong right hands from the start and securing victory with an armbar.
It was the 12th consecutive win for the 32-year-old, who also holds the UFC bantamweight title.
It was the 12th consecutive win for the 32-year-old, who also holds the UFC bantamweight title.
In the battle for the top title, Aljamain Sterling became the first UFC fighter to be crowned champion by disqualification when yan hit his head with an illegal knee in the fourth round.
Before two of the referee’s three cards in five rounds, the Russian asked yan for a corner before kneeling. Sterling was unable to continue and yan was disqualified and lost his title.
