What a night. What a pair of fights. What a card. The UFC really doesn’t deserve fights this good, but as long as they’re putting them on it’s hard not to be happy to watch them. Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway absolutely went to war over five rounds, with Poirier’s counter-punching and power making the difference, even as his gas tank faded. Not to be out-done, however, Israel Adesanya and Kelvin Gastelum put on the best performances of their respective careers in one of the most remarkable title fights the UFC has ever seen. Every round felt like it had a momentum shift, and with everything tied heading into the fifth, Adesanya dug deep to absolutely annihilate Gastelum and win himself an interim middleweight belt.
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 - Fights to make
