“I knew Whittaker was going to give it his all, but I’m the champion. If anybody wants it, they have to come here.” Those words belong to the Nigerian Israel Adesayawho retained the belt for the middleweight of the UFC at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The Nigerian fighter won the UFC middleweight title by unanimous decision by defeating Robert Whittaker. The judges card: 48-47. 48-47 and 49-46.
Adesanya defended the UFC middleweight title for the fourth time, which he obtained precisely by beating Whittaker back in October 2019.
It was a very exciting fight. There was no knockout like the first time they were face to face in an octagon. Now they had to fight all five rounds, in which Israel Adesanya started off very confident. In the first episode he managed to drop Whittaker with a powerful left hand punch to his face.
The challenger tried to take the fight to the ground. He even managed to drop Israel as much in the first round, but Adesanya was quick to rejoin. The Nigerian’s main weapon was his kicks to the legs, which served to ensure victory for him.
UFC 271 main card results
Derrick Lewis vs Tai Tuivasa (peso completo): Tuivasa took the victory by way of knockout in the second episode. He elbowed his rival, who fell to the canvas and did not get up again. The Australian fighter was able to recover from the first round in which he was knocked down twice.
Jared Cannonier vs Derek Brunson (peso mediano): In the second round, Jared Cannonier won by knockout. He elbowed Brunson and took him to the mat. There he finished with his rival.
Alexander Hernández vs Renato Moicano (lightweight): The victory was taken by Renato Moicano in the second round. The Brazilian put an end to the fight with a strangulation (with a mataleón).
Bobby Green vs Nasrat Haqparast (peso ligero): The victory was taken by Bobby Green by unanimous decision by 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27. He landed more punches.
UFC 271 preliminaries results
Andrei Arlovski vs Jared Vanderaa (full weight). The last fight of the preliminaries ended with a split decision victory for Andrei Arlovski. The judges’ cards: 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
Roxanne Modafferi vs Casey O’Neill (Flyweight): Australian Casey O’Neill took the victory by split decision. The judges’ cards: 28-29, 29-28, 28-29. This fight marked the farewell of Roxane Modafferi.
Kyler Phillps vs. Marcelo Rojo (bantamweight): The Red ‘Pitbull’ could not with Phillips, who sought submission from the first round. Although he put up resistance in the second round, the Argentine did not avoid defeat in the third episode. The American submitted him with an arm bar.
Carlos Ulberg vs Fabio Cherant (light heavyweight): The victory went to New Zealand. He took the win by unanimous decision. The cards were a triple 30-27.
UFC 271 preliminary preliminary card results
Mana Martinez vs. Ronnie Lawrence (bantamweight): Lawrence took the victory by unanimous decision. The judges gave it 27-29-, 27-29 and 28-29.
AJ Dobson vs. Jacob Malkoun (middleweight): Victory for Jacob Malkoun by unanimous decision. The judges gave him a triple 28-29.
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs. Sergey Morozov (bantamweight): Although he had a good presentation in the first round, Morozov could not prevent Douglas Silva from putting him to sleep in the second round with a choke (mataleón).
Jeremiah Wells vs Blood Diamond (Peso welter): The American needed only one round to win. Well took Diamond to the floor and dominated him. At the last minute, Jeremiah choked him (mataléon) to end the fight.
William Knight vs Maxim Grishim (heavyweight): The victory went to Maxim Grishim by unanimous decision. The Russian dominated the fight in all three rounds. The cards were a triple 27-30.
UFC 271: schedules in the world (main card)
Perú: 10:00 p.m.
Ecuador: 10:00 p.m.
Colombia: 10:00 p.m.
México: 9:00 p.m.
Argentina: 12:00 a.m.
Chile: 12:00 a.m.
United States (Florida): 10:00 p.m.
The latter’s last fight was in June 2021 when he defended his title against Italian challenger Marvin Vettori, whom he defeated by unanimous decision.
It was Adesanya who dethroned the one known as ‘The Reaper’ in 2019. This time, Whittaker is hungry for revenge and motivated to celebrate. He doesn’t think about anything other than taking the belt.
In addition to this electrifying combat between Israel Adesanya against Robert Whittakeras a co-main event we will have the battle of Derrick Lewis against Tai Tuivasa, corresponding to the heavyweights.
RPP.pe will take you minute by minute of all the fights, best incidents and everything that concerns this long-awaited UFC 271.
Watch UFC 271: Check out the main card
Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker (middleweight title)
Derrick Lewis vs. Tai Tuivasa
Jared Cannonier vs. Derek Brunson
Alexander Hernandez vs. Renato Moicano
Bobby Green Vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Where to watch UFC 271 on TV?
It goes through the Star+ streaming platform in South America, while in Mexican lands you follow it via FOX Sports and UFC Fight Pass.
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