Respect was earned at UFC 236.
In the co-main event, Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum stood toe-to-toe for five rounds and electrified fans at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Both men were rocked and wobbled at various points throughout the contest, but it was Adesanya who walked away with the victory after making a serious exclamation point in the fifth round.
After being badly hurt by a head kick in the fourth round, ‘The Last Stylebender’ turned the tides and came at Gastelum with everything he had, dropping The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner multiple times and almost finishing him in the dying seconds of the final round.