UFC276: Adesanya Defeats Cannonier To Retain Belt

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Francis Joseph

Nigeria's Mixed Martial Art fighter, Isreal Adesanya on Saturday night (early hours of Sunday morning) defeated Jared Cannonier by unianimous decision to retain his belt at the T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, Las Vegas.

Official Decisions scored Adesanya scored (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) as he retain the UFC middleweight title.

Adesanya's superiority in striking was evident throughout the bout. Cannonier landed nothing of real significance with Adesanya keeping him at a distance, picking him apart with jabs and kicks to the body and legs. 

The crowd grew restless with the lack of thrilling action, especially in the fourth round, which was marked by boos and fans holding up lit-up smartphones. But Cannonier did nothing to push Adesanya, a former champion kickboxer, into anything resembling a firefight. Adesanya, meanwhile, was content with safely landing strikes with his length from so far out that Cannonier could not counter them.

Speaking immediately after the fight Adesanya courteously praised his opponent and reserved special praise for Cannonier's trainers for their game plan.

"One thing I was looking forward to was facing Jared as an opponent, but the second thing I was looking forward to was John Crouch versus Eugene Bareman. Two great coaches, two great teams.

"I will tell you one thing they had an excellent game plan. It was really hard for me to get my follow-ups going, my second phases going because they had a good game plan, and Jared had the fortitude in his mind." Adesanya said in the ring.


Adesanya is now on a 12-0 golden run.

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