

"The critics are the ones on the sidelines, but I'm the one putting it on the line. "It didn't go the way I wanted it to go, but dare to be great," Adesanya said. Meanwhile, Adesanya took his first MMA loss in stride. The late wrestling was enough to have Blachowicz' hand raised as he expressed his desire to face Glover Teixeira next. 🇵🇱 puts himself in position to secure the final round. At about the halfway mark of the fifth and final round, Blachowicz took Adesanya down again - this time additionally scoring with elbows and punches. UFC 259 Results & Play-By-Play Replay Video SETTINGS OFF HD HQ SD LO Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is inching closer to its UFC 259 pay-per-view. However, Blachowicz made sure the fourth and fifth rounds - and subsequently, the bout - belonged to him, and he did it with his grappling.īlachowicz secured a takedown with three minutes left in the fourth round and kept Adesanya on the mat until the frame ended. The next two rounds were a lot closer and could've gone either way. UFC 259: Adesanya vs Blachowicz Live Stream Commentary Style Play-by-PlayIn the world of Mixed Martial Arts, next to becoming the champion of your own. Adesanya came out looking all too comfortable in the first round, keeping a healthy distance and tagging Blachowicz with some early shots. UFC 259 Live Stream Play-by-Play - YouTube. "I'm the true champion right now."īlachowicz certainly does deserve respect.

"Now, I think I deserve respect," he said following his first title defense. A lot of respect for him."Īnd with the victory, Blachowicz believes respect should be heaped onto his name as well. Today’s monster show will be headlined by. "Now, I'm one of the best in the world. I'm the first one to defeat him, so that's really good. Join us today (March 6th) on Bloody Elbow for live results, discussion, round scoring, and play-by-play as UFC 259 goes down live at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. "If I'd knocked him out, it would be better, but anyway, I love this win because he's one of the best in the world," Blachowicz said following his victory. Each of those rounds had Błachowicz notching a big takedown and weighing down on Adesanya, who couldn't wriggle free. "Polish Power" handed "The Last Stylebender" his first MMA loss by turning up his grappling in the fourth and fifth rounds. DAZN News had it closer, as a 48-47 fight for Blachowicz. Watch a collection of top finishes from fighters competing in the three title fights headlining UFC 259 on Saturday, March 6, capped off by a champ vs champ. Judges at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas scored it 49-46, 49-45 and 49-45 all in favor of Błachowicz. Well, Jan Błachowicz made sure that didn't happen. Błachowicz used his grappling and scored two late takedowns to secure a unanimous decision victory over Adesanya to retain his light heavyweight title Saturday night. Israel Adesanya was daring to be great, attempting to become the UFC's latest double champion.
