After passing the first half of the rematch against Vettori, Adesanya was takedown from the first minute of the second half.
The “dream” quickly took the back of the champion and conducted the Rear Naked Choke. However, “StyleBender” has escaped a miraculous lock and immediately won the above position.
This is definitely a sad moment for Marvin Vettori (17-5-1 MMA). At the press conference after the event, Israel Adesanya (21-1 MMA) stated that he could see the Italian boxer as if he lost his soul.
“He thinks he has locked me but I was betrayed by me,” Adesanya said at a press conference after the UFC 263 event. “I saw his soul leaving his eyes.”
Israel Adesanya added that he then looked down at his opponent and asked the following question.
“Are you scared?”
“StyleBender” then came to the decision to agree against Marvin Vettori, achieving 50-45 results on all three judges' transcripts.
The victory marked the third consecutive medium belt protection by Israel Adesanya, after the previous victory before Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa.
The only defeat in Izzy's MMA career occurred earlier this year, when the person holding the Heavyweight Light Heavyweight belt of UFC Jan Blachowicz made a plan to become a two -weight champion.