UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has done a lot in his nine-year MMA career, but the result of his most recent fight was a first for him: He lost.
Going up a weight class to challenge for the light heavyweight title, Adesanya fell short, losing by unanimous decision to champion Jan Blachowicz in the main event of UFC 259 on Saturday in Las Vegas. The loss dropped Adesanya’s pro record to 20-1 and his coach Eugene Bareman sees this momentary setback as an ideal learning opportunity.
Speaking to Submission Radio, Bareman was coy, but wanted to emphasize that once his team gets back in the lab at City Kickboxing, Adesanya could be better than ever.