With absolute dominance, Israel Adesanya knocks out Paulo Borrachinha at UFC 253 | combat

If Borrachinha lost his career undefeated, Adesanya extended his to 20 fights. The performance serves to erase the monotonous fight she made on her previous defense belt, when she defeated Yoel Romero on points.

Adesanya worked low kicks and knee stumps in the first minute of the fight, while the challenger moved to try to find the moment to close the gap. Borrachinha responded with two high kicks, but the Nigerian controlled the distance with his more than 20 cm wingspan. In the middle of the round, the Brazilian began to provoke more. He showed his tongue, threw his hands back, dropped his guard, but the champion kept his concentration and returned the provocation by crossing his arms after a low kick. Borrachinha tried to pick up the pace to cut short in the final seconds, but Adesanya neutralized the attacks.

The champion continued to undermine the Brazilian’s front leg with low kicks. The challenger was still on his quest to get into range, and when he did, he landed a good kick to the ribs. Adesanya kept the strategy of working the kicks and began to walk the Brazilian further back after a blow to the head. As he gained confidence, the Nigerian began to use jabs and straights, made the challenger walk backwards and landed hard shots that sent Borrachinha down. On the ground and pound, he beat until the referee stopped.