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| Subject: Adesanya beats Anderson Silva by unanimous decision at UFC 234 Sun Feb 10, 2019 10:14 pm | |
| Anderson Silva spent 15 minutes at UFC 234 on Sunday (Saturday in the United States) trying to find that one flash of magic that's defined his entire career -- but it never came. Undefeated middleweight prospect Israel Adesanya (16-0) defeated the all-time great via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC 234 inside Rod Laver Arena. All three judges awarded the three-round fight to Adesanya: 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28. Silva, 43, threw all of his old tricks at the 29-year-old phenom, but they all came up short. He repeatedly put his hands down and dared Adesanya to hit him. At one point, he planted his back against the fence and demanded Adesanya come and meet him. Adesanya, of Nigeria, refused to fall into Silva's traps. He calmly touched him up with leg kicks and right hands, and avoided the big counterstrike. According to UFC stats, Adesanya outlanded Silva in total strikes 65-34. "This is like, if I'm playing basketball, to play against Michael Jordan. This is it for me," Adesanya said.
http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/25962714/israel-adesanya-beats-anderson-silva-unanimous-decision-ufc-234 |
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