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I. Adsanya defeated P. Borrachinha in the UFC 253. Photo: Playback / Instagram
The technique won. Israel Adesanya ran over Paulo Borrachinha and maintained the UFC middleweight belt (up to 83.9 kg.). In one of the most anticipated fights of the year, held this Saturday (26), in the ‘Ilha da Luta’, in Abu Dhabi, the Nigerian did not know the Brazilian and sanctioned the confrontation with a brutal knockout in the second round.
There was a lot of expectation for the duel between the Brazilian and the Nigerian. Confessed disaffection, the athletes provoked each other for more than a year, which generated enthusiasm both in the fans and in the Ultimate board.
With the result, Israel remains absolute as the leader of the category and maintains its invincibility in the race. Now the champion has 20 positive results and doesn’t know what it’s like to lose in MMA.
Considered by many to be the greatest challenge of Adesanya’s career, Borrachinha failed to impose his game and produced little in the showdown. The Brazilian now suffers his first setback. The miner was undefeated in 13 fights.
The struggle
The fight started with Adesanya taking the lead with a low kick. The Brazilian tried to find the distance and waited for him to drop his game. The champion threw another sequence of kicks and Paulo responded in kind. Paulo started to loosen up and almost surprised Adesanya with a high kick, but the blow stopped the Nigerian’s guard. Israel continued betting on the low kicks, but the Brazilian provoked the rival. The Nigerian continued to score more in the fight, with jabs and kicks. At the last minute, the Brazilian tried to put pressure on the champion on the crossbars, but Israel remained focused. The athletes continued to clash, but there was no more time.
In the second stage, Adesanya continued to bet on low kicks. The champion’s actions already had marks on the challenger’s left leg. Borrachinha landed a good shot to Israel’s face, but the Nigerian responded with a high kick to the Brazilian’s head. Paulo was still struggling to find the distance and landed a few blows into the void. Midway through, the champion surprised the miner with a high kick, which hit the spot. The attack opened a wound on the challenger’s face. Israel noticed the good moment and stayed connecting the best attacks. Near the middle of the round, the Nigerian champion promoted a bombardment for the Brazilian ima, which collapsed after a sure left center. The Nigerian kept hitting the miner until the referee interrupted the confrontation.
UFC 253 results
CARD MAIN
Middleweight: Israel Adesanya defeated Paulo Borrachinha by TKO at 3m59s of R2 – Battle for the belt
Light heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz defeated Dominick Reyes by TKO at 4m36s of R2- Fight for the belt
Fly weight: Brandon royval finished Kai Kara-France with a 48 R2 guillotine
Gallic weight: Ketlen Vieira defeated Sijara Eubanks in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Pen Weight: Hakeem dawodu defeated Zubaira Tukhugov in the split decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 29-38)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light weight: Brad Riddell defeated Alex Leko in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight: Jake matthews defeated Diego Sanchez in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Pen Weight: Ludovit klein defeated Shane young by 1m16s knockout of R1
Light heavyweight: William Knight defeated Aleksa Os in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavyweight: Juan Espino finished Jeff Hughes with a cervical 3m48s of R1
Light heavyweight: Danilo marques defeated Khadis Ibragimov in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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