It didn’t matter that Israel Adesanya was thrust into the main event of UFC 234 on less than a day’s notice; he thrived under the magnified spotlight and triumphed.
Adesanya took on Anderson Silva, a man he’s idolized and mirrored his fighting style after and had the fight of his career. “The Last Stylebender” moved beautifully inside the Octagon in front of thousands of rabid Aussies in Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday night, and did what he set out to do — to out-Anderson Silva Anderson Silva.