On Saturday night at UFC 243, Israel Adesanya knocked out Robert Whittaker to unify the middleweight titles and become the undisputed king of the 185 pound division. It was a sensational performance from “The Last Stylebender” that included a choreographed dance routine beforehand and a quotable call out of the number one contender, Paulo Costa, afterwards. All in all, nearly everyone agrees that it was a star-making turn from Adesanya, including former UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.
“He is fantastic,” Cormier said in the ESPN post-fight wrap up.