Beating Anderson Silva wasn’t as easy a task as most thought it would be for Israel Adesanya.
“The Last Style Bender” defeated the former UFC middleweight champion on Saturday night, but it took all three rounds to do so. Adesanya topped Silva in the main event of UFC 234, which took place at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.
The bout was bumped up to the headlining spot on fight day after 185-pound champ Robert Whittaker was forced out of his title defense against Kelvin Gastelum due to a hernia in his abdomen.
Adesanya’s youth certainly played a part in the fight, as he seemed to be the quicker man in the cage.