By far one of the standout performers from UFC 230 was middleweight phenom Israel Adesanya, who showed exemplary takedown defense and picked apart Derek Brunson for a first-round TKO finish. It was Adesanya’s highest profile opponent to date, and he was sensational.
UFC president Dana White was unsurprisingly quite happy with how “The Last Stylebender” performed. (Via MMA Fighting)
“Israel has been a guy who has been on the rise here for a minute, but I really felt like tonight was his first big test,” White said at the UFC 230 post-fight press conference. “His opponent hits like a truck and wrestles really well, and Madison Square Garden, opening the show, man, did he deliver.