Israel Adesanya lost to Alex Pereira this past weekend via TKO in the fifth and final round. The end came as Pereira bludgeoned Adesanya against the fence, forcing referee Marc Goddard to wave off the contest.
Adesanya has since claimed that the stoppage was early and that he was merely waiting for Pereira to tire himself out. At that point in the fight Adesanya was almost certainly ahead on the scorecards and on his way to his sixth UFC title defense.
One person who is perfectly qualified to weigh in on the finishing power of Poatan is Sean Strickland.