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Israel Adesanya-Kelvin Gastelum

What were the most memorable fights turned in by athletes from Australia and New Zealand? Here’s one scribe’s list and how we saw the action on fight night. Let the debates begin.

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UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has never had an easy road in the Octagon. Saturday night in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, that road just got tougher, as Israel Adesanya won a five-round war over Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision to win the interim 185-pound belt and set up a showdown with Australia’s “Reaper.