Adesanya focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC
The bad spell of the legendary Israel adesanya It seems endless. Experiencing the worst moment in his glorious career, the former king of the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg) suffered his fourth consecutive defeat in... UFC SeattleIn the main fight of the event held this Saturday (28), the Nigerian could not resist the power of joe pyfer and ended up being knocked out in the second round.
It's true that Adesanya had some good moments in the fight, however, just like in his fights against... Dricus du Plessis e Nassourdine ImavovHowever, things went badly for him. In any case, the 36-year-old Nigerian made it clear that, despite the delicate moment in his career, he will not retire, reassuring his fans.
However, despite the veteran's intention to continue fighting, it became clear that his days in the elite of the sport are in the past. On the other hand, the powerful 29-year-old Pyfer achieved the most important victory of his career, has a streak of four wins and should become the number four in the category's ranking.
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Israel adesanya He made history as the UFC middleweight champion and became an MMA legend. The Nigerian began his career in the sport in 2012, debuted in the company in 2018, and won the belt in 2019. In his first reign in the division, the renowned striker defended the title five times.
In this sport, the athlete built a record of 24 wins, 16 by knockout, and six losses. His main victories were against... Alex Poatán, Anderson Silva, Derek Brunson, Jared Cannonier, Kelvin Gastelum, Marvin vettori (twice), Paulo borrachinha, Robert whittaker (twice) and Yoel romero.
Pyfer gets the better of the shootout.
Adesanya started by focusing on kicks. Bigger and stronger, Pyfer sought to grapple and grabbed Adesanya. Alert, Adesanya escaped the clinch and continued to throw kicks. Confident, Pyfer startled Adesanya with a straight punch. Focused, Adesanya landed a good sequence of punches and a knee strike on Pyfer, which stunned him. In response, Pyfer landed a straight punch and a cross on Adesanya.
Again, Pyfer tried to take Adesanya down, but was unsuccessful. Standing, Pyfer landed a cross on Adesanya. In the final stretch, Adesanya showed his arsenal of strikes. There was still time for Pyfer to take Adesanya down and land an elbow strike. In the second round, Adesanya continued to land kicks on Pyfer and injured his leg. Then, Pyfer landed a cross on Adesanya and attempted a takedown, but was unsuccessful.
In the striking exchanges, the fighters landed blows on each other. Seeing Pyfer backing away, Adesanya threatened to finish him with a guillotine choke. Again, the fighters traded blows with everything they had and landed clean strikes. Pyfer cornered Adesanya against the cage and staggered him. In the heat of the fight, Pyfer took Adesanya down and went for a rear-naked choke. In mount, Pyfer delivered punches and elbows to Adesanya and only stopped when the referee stopped the fight.
UFC Seattle Results
MAIN CARD
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): joe pyfer derrotou Israel adesanya by technical knockout (punches) at 4:18 of R2
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Alexa grasso derrotou Maycee barber by knockout (punch) at 2:42 of round 1
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Michael chiesa derrotou Niko Price via submission (rear naked choke) at 1min03s of R1
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Lerryan Douglas derrotou julian erosa by knockout (punches) at 3:33 of R1
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Yousri Belgaroui derrotou Mansur Abdul-Malik by technical knockout (punches and knee strike) at 1:21 of round 3
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): terrance mckinney derrotou kyle nelson by technical knockout (high kick and punches) at 24 seconds of round 1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Tofiq Musayev derrotou Ignatius Bahamondes by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Lance Gibson Jr. defeated Chase Hooper by technical knockout (punches and kicks) at 2:04 of round 1
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Fortuna Tyrrell defeated Marcin tybura by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Casey O'Neill defeated Gabriella Fernandes by knockout (punches) at 3:11 of R1
Light heavyweight (up to 92,9 kg): Navajo Stirling derrotou Bruno Lopes by technical knockout (punches) at 4:05 of R2
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Ricky simon e Adrian Yanez It ended in a majority tie by the judges (29-28, 28-28, 28-28).
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Alexia Thainara derrotou Bruna Brazil by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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