At UFC 274, apart from the fight for the Lightweight championship, there was a lot more to be excited for. One such fight which caused immense excitement among the fans was when Tony Ferguson took on Michael Chandler. Fans were excited about this fight and Ferguson’s return to the octagon and among the fans was UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya.

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However, the fight did not go as expected for Ferguson, since he got knocked out by Chandler in the second round. While the entire MMA community reacted to the knockout, the reaction of Israel Adesanya was notable.

In a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, Israel Adesanya can be seen reacting to the fight. The UFC Middleweight champion reacted to the knockout by saying, “What the F**k?” In the video, fans can see Adesanya in a state of shock upon seeing the knockout of Tony Ferguson.

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Just like Israel Adesanya, the entire MMA community was in shock by seeing this knockout by Michael Chandler. While Adesanya keeps uploading such videos on YouTube, it is important to note that ‘The Last Stylebender’ makes his UFC return at UFC 276.

Israel Adesanya will defend his title at UFC 276

At UFC 276, UFC Middleweight Champion, Israel Adesanya is all set to defend his title against upcoming contender Jared Cannonier. The UFC announced the fight between the two during the live telecast of UFC 274. This fight will serve as the main event of UFC 276.

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Since winning the title against Robert Whittaker at UFC 243, Israel Adesanya has been on an absolute tear in the UFC’s Middleweight division. ‘The Last Stylebender’ has successfully defended his title 4 times since first claiming it. In his last five fights, Adesanya is 4-1, with his only loss coming against Jan Blachowicz in the Light Heavyweight division.

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Jared Cannonier gets his opportunity at Gold for the very first time. Since moving to the 185-pound division, Cannonier has amassed a record of 5-4. In his last fight, Cannonier stopped Derek Brunson. This fight marked his second consecutive victory.

While fans know Adesanya for his flawless technique, ‘The Killa Gorilla’ is known for his knockout power. In this battle between the two giants, it will be exciting to see who prevails.

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Let us know your reaction to Tony Ferguson’s knockout at UFC 274 and who you think will win in the fight between Adesanya and Cannonier.

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Varun Anand Bhat is an MMA writer at EssentiallySports. Not only does he train in MMA but he is also a certified judge, which gives him valuable insight while writing content. The fight between Conor Mcgregor & Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 was responsible for making him interested in the sport of MMA. Since then he has been following and studying the sport fanatically. He has completed his graduation in sociology. His goal remains to compete and grow in the sport of MMA while writing comes to him because of his parents who inculcated the habit of reading and writing from a young age. Apart from MMA, Varun loves to read non-fiction books along with writing about different topics on his blog. You can also find him grooving to music and listening to podcasts during his leisure.

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