Israel Adesanya came into UFC 259 as the clear favorite against Jan Blachowicz. Jan Blachowicz defeated Israel Adesanya via unanimous to retain the light heavyweight title at UFC 259 and handed his opponent the first loss of his MMA career. As a result of the injuries Adesanya sustained against Blachowicz, it may be as long as September before he is cleared by a doctor to fight again. Earlier this month the UFC’s reigning middleweight champion in Adesanya moved up a weight class to challenge Blachowicz for the promotions light heavyweight title. Israel Adesanya : Needs X-ray of left foot and ankle, and clearance by doctor, otherwise … Blachowicz defeated Adesanya 49-46, 49-45, 49-45 to remain the light heavyweight champion. The winner, who named veteran Glover Teixeira as his preferred opponent for the second defence of his belt, said: "I thought that he would be a little bit faster, but he don't hit so hard. “Jan by KO!” – Jones shared on Twitter.. Tonight’s UFC 259 main event proved to a thrilling back and forth affair. LAS VEGAS – If he was going to lose to someone, Israel Adesanya is glad he lost to a guy like Jan Blachowicz. I can't exactly predict the future, but we will definitely come hunting for the Polish power again. Dis go be Isreal first career loss. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. The champion, who celebrated with six-month-old daughter Raegan Ann, said: "The lion is always dangerous but when she have a baby, nobody can stop her. I think we'll definitely chase Jan again. There's no excuses here. I didn't mean to throw an illegal strike, I just made a big mistake and paid for it.". However, Adesanya's plans for a return to the UFC could be delayed by a lengthy medical suspension of six months. According to UFC middleweight champion Adesanya (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC), who lost a unanimous decision to UFC light heavyweight champion Blachowicz (28-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) in the main event of UFC 259 on Saturday, he accepts the role of losses in competition – and in life. Jan Blachowicz wanted respect put on his name, and ending Israel Adesanya's undefeated MMA record and champ-champ hopes, as well as retaining the UFC light heavyweight championship in … However, the Polish fighter, Jan Blachowicz, has said that his opponent Israel Adesanya was slower than he had expected in their fight on Sunday at the APEX Arena in Las Vegas. Middleweight world champion Israel Adesanya has suffered the first loss of his MMA career, missing out in his attempt to claim a second UFC belt at UFC 259 in Las Vegas. Something went wrong, please try again later. Bareman says Adesanya is 'humble' about the defeat and insists the changes in preparation due to travel and COVID-19 safety protocol were not to blame for his loss. In the first of three world title fights, Aljamain Sterling was crowned the new bantamweight champion after Petr Yan was disqualified for landing an illegal knee. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Jan Blachowicz (28-8) earned a decision victory over Israel Adesanya (20-1) to retain the light heavyweight title at UFC 259 from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas on Saturday night. JON JONES has brutally trolled Israel Adesanya following the middleweight champion's loss to Jan Blachowicz. Israel Adesanya supports open scoring after decision loss to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259: ‘That seems really smart’ New, 22 comments By Guilherme Cruz @guicruzzz Mar 9, 2021, 2:00pm EST New, 65 comments. 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Coach: Israel Adesanya has ‘no excuses’ for loss to Jan Blachowicz but we will ‘definitely chase’ future rematch New, 33 comments By Alexander K. … UFC 259: Israel Adesanya suffers first loss of MMA career against Jan Blachowicz 7 Mar, 2021 06:50 AM 3 minutes to read Jan Blachowicz lands a punch against Israel Adesanya. Dana White has also urged Israel Adesanya to return to the middleweight division and focus on dominating at 185 pounds. The Nigerian-born Kiwi suffered a unanimous decision defeat to … There was no controversy in the evening's second world title fight as Amanda Nunes submitted Megan Anderson in the first round of their featherweight clash. The Nigerian-born New Zealand fighter must undergo X-rays on his left foot and ankle to determine the level of damage sustained before understanding when he will return. See how fellow MMA fighters, including former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones, reacted to Jan Blachowicz defeating Israel Adesanya at UFC 259. LAS VEGAS – Israel Adesanya doesn’t think his loss to Jan Blachowicz was as lopsided as the scorecards made it out to be. And he was handed a resounding win by the judges who scored the bout 49-46, 49-45, 49-45. Middleweight champion Adesanya (20-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) failed to capture a second belt when he was defeated by light heavyweight champ Blachowicz in the UFC 259 main event this past Saturday. Jon Jones called out Israel Adesanya after his UFC 259 loss to Jan Blachowicz and shut down any talk of a dream fight between the two. Big things were expected of Israel Adesanya on his UFC light heavyweight debut. Israel Adesanya still left the UFC 259 arena as the highest paid fighter, despite his first loss in Mixed Martial Arts to light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz. I'm going to retire undefeated and with the two belts at home. 50-year-old Phil Mickelson becomes the oldest major champion EVER as he holds off Brooks... Raspberry Ripplegate!
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