There’s a new, undisputed tog dog at middleweight - and his name is Israel Adesanya. The Last Stylebender unified the 185-pound title tonight with a second-round KO stoppage of Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC 243. And he did it with counters.
Following a long layoff, Whittaker seemed to fight with a style we’ve never seen from before - jumping in with wild hooks and trying his best to pressure the longer fighter with power shots. He didn’t wrestle. He didn’t even threaten to grapple. He just seemed to mirror what Kelvin Gastelum used to find success against Adesanya.