On a card filled with star-making performances, perhaps no one shone brighter than Israel Adesanya at UFC 230 inside Madison Square Garden.
Picking up his fourth win of 2018, Adesanya (15-0) steamrolled over Derek Brunson (18-7) en route to a violent first-round TKO.
Entering the bout, many fans and pundits predicted the far more experienced Brunson would provide Adesanya, who only debuted with the promotion in January, his first true test inside the Octagon.
But in the end, “The Last Stylebender” dispatched Brunson with a flurry of strikes as he stalked his opponent across the canvas with murderous intent.