I. Adesanya (left) and J. Blachowicz (right) earn bonuses at UFC 253. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Israel adesanya lived an unforgettable night. The middleweight champion put his belt on the line against Paulo borrachinha, UFC 253, an event held on Saturday (26), in Abu Dhabi, he shined by knocking out the Brazilian in the second round and also won one of the event's performance bonuses, that is, he took home US$50 (almost R$270).
The second award for acting went to Jan Blachowicz, who became the youngest light heavyweight champion by knocking out Dominick reyes. Valid for flyweight, Brandon royval x Kai Kara France it was voted the best fight of the night.
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Israel adesanya promised he would knock him out UFC 253 and fulfilled. The middleweight champion assimilated the criticism he received in the fight against Yoel romero and took out his dissatisfaction on Borrachinha. The knockout achieved by the Nigerian, in the second round, corresponds to his second title defense.
In a valid fight for the vacant light heavyweight belt, Jan Blachowicz surprised by knocking out Dominick reyes in the second round. The Pole, who had already shown impressive power in recent fights, ignored his underdog status and went on the attack and was awarded the bonus and the category title.
Last but not least comes the duel between Brandon royval e Kai Kara France. The flyweight athletes confirmed expectations by fighting an intense duel. Royval suffered a knockdown, but soon recovered, knocked down Kai Kara and submitted him 48 seconds into the second round.
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