Ufc, Adesanya beats Whittaker and is still middleweight champion

Israel Adesanya wins again, and is one of the most dominant men in combat sports. The numbers say it, 11 victories in a row in Ufc middleweights including 4 title defenses, but the octagon says it even more. Where he always manages to have the match he wants, where he brings home even the most balanced matches because he manages their rhythms and methods, where he knows how to be almost untouchable. The test took place in Houston, with his opponent Robert Whittaker, defeated at the end of 5 rounds by unanimous decision, who commented with a smile: “I did what I had to do, I don’t understand the verdict”. But tonight’s verdict is explained exactly in this way: with Adesanya even what you have to do is not enough. And if even in your best moments he shakes off danger like a scarf, the rest is boredom. It is not only his exceptional talents but also the confidence with which he sells everything he does-even that is a quality lady, eh-: a combo that is leading him to a sporting and media status of a world star.

The match

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Adesanya is already fighting with the certainty of winning like cartoon villains, but the good in his case never comes. Whittaker was already starting at a disadvantage in terms of height and length but the first round has already marked the way: he started studying, slow and wait-and-see, and the other played like Neymar with a full-back. He kept him at a distance with feints and guard changes, he resisted some sterile initiative and even hit him with a left to the face that sent him down. Here Whittaker understood that he should have taken a risk, and in his own way he built a small, useless masterpiece.

Don’t fear the Reaper

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Because, mind you, Whittaker had a really good match. When he turned up the volume, he entered Adesanya’s tentacles well with his left jab and as soon as he could he attempted the takedown. It was Vettori’s strategy, and in fact The Reaper a couple of times even brings the champion to the ground. In the third round he clung to his back and almost closed his grip on the neck but nothing: the other took him to the wall and took it off. Adesanya once again showed that he is a responsive kickboxer like a pro videogames player and unexpectedly strong in the upper body, he didn’t even have to force to win, he just needed the presence and the right shots. It ended exactly like with Vettori, the challenger who angrily closes the champion on the wall and the champion who already knows everything and plays with the public. He may not like it, but the domain also passes from here.

Preliminary

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Maximum: Grishin (Rus) beats Knight (Usa) by dec. unanimous; Welter: Wells (Usa) beats Mathetha (Nzl) by submission (taken in the neck) at 1st; Rooster: Douglas Silva (Bra) beats Morozov (Kaz) by submission (taken in the neck) at 2nd; Medium: Malkoun (Aus) beats Dobson (Usa) by dec. unanimous; Rooster: Lawrence (Usa) beats Martinez (Usa) by dec. unanimous; light highs: Ulberg (Nzl) beats Cherant (USA) by dec. unanimous; rooster: Phillips (Usa) beats Rojo (Arg) for submission (arm grip) at 3rd; Moscow women: O’Neill (Sco) beats Modafferi (Usa) by dec. not unanimous; Maximum: Arlovski (Bie) beats Vanderaa (Usa) by dec. not unanimous.

Main card

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Lightweight: Green (Usa) beat Hapqarast (Ger) by dec. unanimous; Lightweight: Mohican (Bra) beats Hernandez (Usa) for submission (neck grip) at 2nd; Medium: Cannonier (Usa) beats Brunson (Usa) by ko at 2nd; Maximum: Tuivasa (Aus) beats Lewis (USA) by knockout at 2nd; For the middleweight title: Adesanya (Nig) beat Whittaker (Nzl) by dec. unanimous.