Matches to Make After ‘The Ultimate Fighter 27’ Finale

The rest of the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division may want to reconsider its state of preparedness as it relates to Israel Adesanya.

The undefeated Nigerian kickboxer breezed through his most significant test to date, as he sliced and diced Brad Tavares en route to a unanimous decision in “The Ultimate Fighter 27” Finale main event on Friday at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Scores of 49-46, 50-45 and 50-45 confirmed the arrival of a new contender at 185 pounds.

Adesanya, per FightMetric, connected with nearly three times as many total strikes (127-46) and significant strikes (119-40) as the Hawaiian across the 25-minute confrontation. Perhaps most impressively, he…