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As the main event of UFC 248 crawled toward its merciful conclusion, the patience of the Las Vegas crowd no longer existed.
But that zero in Israel Adesanya's loss column did. It's easy to call for blood when it's not your blood (or career). It was a tedious fight, but Adesanya (19-0, 8-0 UFC) steered clear of the unpredictable damage path of Yoel Romero (13-5, 9-4 UFC) to retain his middleweight title by unanimous decision by a score of 48-47, 48-47, 49-46.
"It was a hard fight, but, cliche, I did what I had to do," Adesanya told broadcaster Joe Rogan in the cage after the fight.