Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya today defeated Yoel Romero in UFC 248 to remain the middleweight champion.

With this, he is now the fastest fighter to go 8-0 in the UFC (755 days), passing Anderson Silva (850 days)
14 of his 19 wins are by KO/TKO. With his title defense, the UFC remains with TWO champions from Nigeria: Adesanya and Kamaru Usman




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