Adesanya Effortlessly Retains His UFC Middleweight Title

Adesanya Effortlessly Retains His UFC Middleweight Title

.As Drake Wins $1million Bet On Nigerian

Our Reporter

Israel Adesanya retained his middleweight title after he outpointed Jared Cannonier over five rounds at UFC 276 in Las Vegas.

The champion was barely out of second gear over the five-round main event as he cruised to a fourth title defence.

But the Las Vegas crowd were left less than impressed as they booed the fight throughout before all three judges handed the Nigerian victory by margins of four and five rounds.

"He had an excellent gameplan; it was really hard to get my follow-ups going, my second phases going," reflected the champion before calling out bitter rival Alex Pereira who holds two wins over the champion, albeit in the kickboxing ranks.

"You know who's next," continued Adesanya. "The first time, I told you, was an error on my part. Next time I put you on skates, you're going to be frozen."

Meanwhile, Rap superstar Drake's run of bad luck gambling on the UFC came to and end after he won a $1million bet on the Nigerian.

The multi-platinum recording artist has an infamous 'Drake curse' where fighters and other top athletes lose major events after he shows his support. And his luck has been particularly bad for MMA fighters, posing with Cornor McGregor before his fight against Floyd Mayweather as well as losing a number of big money bets this year.