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Adesanya Knocks Out Whittaker In Second Round To Win UFC Middleweight Title

By Adeboye AmosuOctober 6, 20195 Comments1 Min Read

Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya knocked out Robert Whittaker in the second round to become the middleweight world champion.

Whittaker was fighting for the first time in 18 months having battled a string of injuries since his win over Yoel Romero in their rematch.

Adesanya had shot to prominence in recent months with a string of victories, culminating in a win over Kelvin Gastelum.

That crowned him the interim champion in Whittaker’s absence and last night he converted it to the full title.

He take his record to 17-0 and is now firmly established as one of the biggest stars in the sport.

Adeboye Amosu

Adeboye Amosu; Senior Content Writer. NPFL Expert, Super Eagles, Chelsea. Twitter: @SportsAde, Facebook: Adeboye Amosu

coach on October 6, 2019 8:07 am

Weldon logun ofe of ufc mafunwon he leyo ko kon proud of you omo naija gidi

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Tuns on October 6, 2019 8:32 am

Adesanya is now 18-0 not 17-0

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Lord AMO on October 6, 2019 8:37 am

Well don

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Bill on October 6, 2019 11:32 am

Thank you very much Adesanya , The sport not easy . Well done

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Edoman on October 7, 2019 3:51 pm

Nigerians everywhere are extremely proud of you Isreal. Thank you my fellow Countryman

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