Israel Adesanya isn’t immune to criticism, but he’s also not willing to take the lion’s share of the blame for his fight against Yoel Romero at UFC 248.
The highly-anticipated middleweight title fight didn’t play out the way many had hoped, to say the least. Adesanya picked his moments to attack while Romero was tentative with his explosive arsenal of weapons.
The end result was a five-round fight that was met with far more boos than cheers. But ultimately, Adesanya walked away with the title still wrapped around his waist.
In the days and weeks following the fight, Adesanya saw plenty of fiery comments about his performance that night, not to mention those who believe Romero actually won.