Despite being the underdog in his first title defense at UFC 259, Jan Blachowicz successfully thwarted Israel Adesanya’s attempt at becoming at two-division champion while ultimately winning a comfortable decision on the judges’ scorecards.
Over the course of five rounds, Blachowicz avoided Adesanya’s best striking attempts and then he sealed the win by taking the UFC middleweight king down to the ground where he dominated the fight during the final 10 minutes. The end result was a unanimous decision for Blachowicz and regardless of the odds, he felt the fight played out almost exactly as he predicted.