Israel Adesanya defeated Paulo Costa to retain the UFC Middleweight Title via a second-round TKO. He defeated Yoel Romero via unanimous decision on March 7 in Las Vegas to defend his middleweight title. He won the interim UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 236 against Kelvin Gastelum in Atlanta via unanimous decision. DANA WHITE SAYS BIGGEST FIGHT WORLD HAS EVER SEEN ‘COMING VERY SOON’Along with wins over Costa, Romero, Gastelum and Whittaker, Adesanya also defeated UFC legend Anderson Silva at UFC 234. He made himself one of the biggest middleweight contenders after wins over Yoel Romero, Uriah Hall and Johny Hendricks.

Source: Fox News September 27, 2020 05:26 UTC