UFC tile: Intrigues that guaranted victory for Adesanya

Nigeria-born Israel Adesanya knocked out Australian Robert Whittaker on Sunday morning to become the undisputed middleweight boxing champion of the world.

Adesanya won the fight in the second round of the UFC 243 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

His victory capped the young boxer’s remarkable journey in the mixed martial arts.

The Nigerian-born fighter needed less than two years and seven fights to clinch the middleweight title.

“I eat it and I give it back two times. That’s a two-piece right there,” Adesanya said after knocking out Whittaker.

With his parents sitting outside the Octagon, Adesanya’s domination of Whittaker, who was the UFC middleweight champion before the fight, was outstanding enough to earn him the victory which comes with a $50, 000 prize money.

Adesanya has now extended his winning streak to 18 straight wins. The former kickboxing star came into the UFC with 11-0 straight wins.

He won the interim middleweight title in Atlanta in April in his sixth UFC fight, dismantling Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236.

His seventh successive victory over Whittaker landed him the undisputed middleweight champion title in front of 57,127 fans, a record crowd for a UFC fight.

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