The undisputed “Baddest Woman on the Planet,” Amanda Nunes makes her second straight defense of the featherweight title in this weekend’s co-main event as she squares off with Australian challenger Megan Anderson. Will Blachowicz successfully defend his title for the first time and hand Adesanya the first loss of his mixed martial arts career or will the charismatic middleweight champion add to his legacy by leaving Las Vegas as a two-weight world champion? This is a tremendously compelling clash and it’s going to be riveting to see how things play out this weekend. Now “The Last Stylebender” has his sights set on adding a second title to his collection as he ventures to 205 pounds to take on Blachowicz. Last year, he cemented his position as the ruler of the 185-pound ranks, successfully defending his title against divisional standout Yoel Romero before dispatching Paulo Costa with relative ease at UFC 253 in September. In 2019, Adesanya completed his ascent to the top of the middleweight division, scoring a unanimous decision win over Anderson Silva in February, claiming the interim title in an instant classic with Kelvin Gastelum two months later at UFC 236, and unifying the titles with a second-round stoppage win over Robert Whittaker in October. Last February, he cemented his status as one of the top contenders in the division by detonating a bomb on the chin of Corey Anderson, and then in September, Blachowicz did the same to Dominick Reyes to claim the vacant light heavyweight title. The opening pay-per-view of the month ends with a Jan Blachowicz putting his light heavyweight title on the line for the first time in an epic clash with middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya in an absolutely can’t-miss matchup.īlachowicz’s march to the top of the division has been a remarkable tale of perseverance flecked with displays of his “legendary Polish power.” After beginning his UFC tenure with a 2-4 record, the 38-year-old standout has won four straight, three by stoppage, and posted eight wins in his last nine outings.
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