Israel Adesanya wasn't afraid to reach for the top, but defeating Jan Blachowicz was too steep a mountain to climb. UFC middleweight champion Adesanya stepped up in weight to challenge for Blachowicz's light heavyweight belt on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 259. In the evening's co-main bout, UFC women's featherweight and bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes continued her …
Los Angeles: Jan Blachowicz upset the odds with a grinding unanimous points decision over the previously unbeaten Israel Adesanya to retain his world light heavyweight title at UFC 259 in Las Vegas on Sunday. “I thought that he would be a little bit faster but he hit harder than I thought,” said Blachowicz, who has spent his career being underestimated, …
Jan Blachowicz upset the odds with a grinding unanimous points decision over the previously unbeaten Israel Adesanya to retain his world light heavyweight title at UFC 259 in Las Vegas on Sunday. “I thought that he would be a little bit faster but he hit harder than I thought,” said Blachowicz, who has spent his career being underestimated, after a …
LAS VEGAS — Israel Adesanya learned that holding two UFC title belts simultaneously is not nearly as easy as Amanda Nunes makes it look. Jan Blachowicz defended his UFC light heavyweight title with a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Adesanya at UFC 259 on Saturday night, thwarting the reigning middleweight champ’s bid to claim a second belt. Two-division champion …
This is Sportstar's blog of the UFC 259 event which happened at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday. #UFC259pic.twitter.com/loxG7huQEk — UFC March 7, 2021 9:45 PM IST: Islam Makhachev defeats Drew Dober by using the Arm Triangle submission at one minute and 37 seconds of the third round. #UFC259 Official Scorecard: Thiago Santos vs Aleksandar Rakic All …