UFC Favours Israel Adesanya, Hands Him Immediate Rematch After Losing Title
Following his defeat in a fight with Sean Strickland, the UFC boss, Dana White, has confirmed Israel Adesanya will be given a rematch against Sean Strickland after losing his middleweight belt.
Strickland produced a major upset on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 293 by winning a unanimous decision against Adesanya. The win goes down as one of the biggest upsets in MMA history as Strickland was a huge underdog heading into the fight, as many fans and pundits thought Adesanya would beat him with ease.
Adesanya will have the chance to avenge the defeat and win back his middleweight world title as White confirmed a second fight between the pair will likely be made next. “I think you do the rematch, absolutely. The rematch is interesting, only Israel knows the answers to these questions and I’m looking forward to hearing it,” he said.
Adesanya will have the chance to avenge the defeat and win back his middleweight world title as White confirmed a second fight between the pair will likely be made next. “I think you do the rematch, absolutely. The rematch is interesting, only Israel knows the answers to these questions and I’m looking forward to hearing it,” he said.
– Adopted from Mirror U.K
