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Israel Adesanya Dominates Brad Tavares In Las Vegas

Israel Adesanya decimates Brad Tavares at #TUF27Finale:

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Brad Tavares had no answer for Israel Adesanya.

Adesanya finally had the chance to showcase just how good he is. It was sink or swim for “The Last Stylebender,” who received his first UFC main event and a top-10 middleweight. Adesanya passed with flying colors.

Adesanya wasted little time going high with a kick. Tavares closed the distance and moved in for the clinch. Adesanya got out of the clinch. A leg kick was there for Adesanya. A right hand was there for Tavares. Adesanya landed a leg kick followed by a kick to the body. There was a clear speed advantage for Adesanya. Tavares shot in on a single leg, but Adesanya avoided the takedown. Adesanya rolled for a leg lock near the end of the round.

Adesanya landed a couple of leg kicks early in the second round. He went for a wheel kick. Tavaeres shot in deep and drove Adesanya against the fence. “The Last Stylebender” reversed the position and returned to the center of the Octagon. Tavares was struggling to close the distance. He was able to get a right hand in. Referee Herb Dean warned Adesanya of sticking his fingers out. A kick from Adesanya rocked Tavares.

The third round was underway and Adesanya looked to pic up where he left off. Tavares started to connect with the jab. A knee to the chin was there for Adesanya. Adesanya tripped his opponent down. Another knee landed for Adesanya followed by a body kick. Tavares had another takedown attempt stuffed. Adesanya landed an elbow off the clinch break. A big left hand buckled Tavares. Adesanya got in an uppercut. A head kick landed for Adesanya near the end of the round.

Right away in the fourth round, Adesanya connected with a combination. Tavares shot in and he was finally able to take his opponent down. Adesanya locked in a triangle, but couldn’t hold it. Tavares took the back of Adesanya, but he was too close to the fence. Adesnaya got back up and used a kimura to get his opponent on the ground. The fight stood back up and Adesanya had Tavares’ nose leaking blood. Herb Dean called time for the doctor to look at a cut above the eye of Tavares. It was from a short elbow. Time resumed and Adesanya continued to look as fresh as he did in round one. Adesanya landed a knee to the body.

The final round was underway and Tavares couldn’t get a takedown. Adesanya stuffed another takedown atteempt and ended up in top control. Tavares went for a kneebar, but there was nothing there. Adesanya passed guard, but let his opponent back up. “The Last Stylebender” landed a knee upstairs. The final horn sounded, this was a clinic.

Final Result: Israel Adesanya def. Brad Tavares via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)

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TUF 27 Finale Results: Tavares vs. Adesanya

Tonight (Fri. July 6, 2018) the winners of the 27th Season of The Ultimate Fighter will be crowned, as a lightweight and featherweight UFC contract will be issued out. The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale (TUF 27 Finale) will be main evented by a middleweigh…

Tonight (Fri. July 6, 2018) the winners of the 27th Season of The Ultimate Fighter will be crowned, as a lightweight and featherweight UFC contract will be issued out. The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale (TUF 27 Finale) will be main evented by a middleweight clash between Brad Tavares and rising prospect Israel Adesanya. Tavares comes into the fight […]

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TUF 27 Finale Weigh-In Results: Main Event Set

Fighters have hit the scales to officially weigh-in.

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TUF 27 Finale (Also known as The Ultimate Fighter Finale) is set to take place on Friday, July 6, 2018, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET.

Brad Tavares vs. Israel Adesanya in a middleweight bout will headline this show while oe Giannetti vs. Mike Trizano in the TUF 27 Lightweight Tournament Final will serve as the co-main event.

Rounding out the six bout main card is Jay Cucciniello vs. Brad Katona in a TUF 27 Featherweight Tournament Final, Martin Bravo vs. Alex Caceres in a featherweight bout, Barb Honchak vs. Roxanne Modafferi in a women’s flyweight bout, and Alessio Di Chirico vs. Julian Marquez in a middleweight bout.

UFC officials held the weigh-ins for TUF 27 Finale on Friday and here are the weigh-in results:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Brad Tavares (186) vs. Israel Adesanya (186)
  • Joe Giannetti (155.5) vs. Mike Trizano (154.5) – “The Ultimate Fighter 27” lightweight tournament final
  • Jay Cucciniello (145) vs. Brad Katona (145.5) – “The Ultimate Fighter 27” featherweight tournament final
  • Martin Bravo (145.5) vs. Alex Caceres (146)
  • Barb Honchak (125.5) vs. Roxanne Modafferi (125)
  • Alessio Di Chirico (186) vs. Julian Marquez ()

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Montana De La Rosa (125.5) vs. Rachael Ostovich (125.5)
  • Luis Pena (154) vs. Richie Smullen (154.5)
  • John Gunther (155.5) vs. Allan Zuniga (156)
  • Tyler Diamond (146) vs. Bryce Mitchell (145)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Matt Bessette (145.5) vs. Steven Peterson (146)
  • Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs. Oskar Piechota (185.5)

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Brad Tavares: Israel Adesanya is Not Worth The Hype

Brad Tavares doesn’t understand the hype surrounding Israel Adesanya. This Friday night (July 6), Tavares and Adesanya will share the Octagon in the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter” 27 Finale. There was an initial scare when Ultim…

Brad Tavares doesn’t understand the hype surrounding Israel Adesanya. This Friday night (July 6), Tavares and Adesanya will share the Octagon in the main event of “The Ultimate Fighter” 27 Finale. There was an initial scare when Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White claimed Tavares was off the card with a broken foot. Tavares […]

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Rising Middleweight Calls Out ‘Cheating’ Yoel Romero: F**k That

One of the UFC’s fastest-rising stars thinks Yoel Romero is trying to cheat the system in a way.

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One of the UFC middleweight division’s fastest-rising future stars isn’t fond of top-ranked veteran Yoel Romero.

Set to meet Brad Tavares in the main event of Friday night’s (July 6, 2018) The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 27 Finale from the Pearl Theatre in Paradise, Nevada, touted Israel Adesanya spoke out against “The Soldier of God’s” recent failure to make weight to MMA Fighting, something that happened prior to his UFC 221 knockout of Luke Rockhold and his five-round war with Robert Whittaker at June 9’s UFC 225.

“The Last Stylebender” doesn’t agree with how Romero has repeatedly missed, and although it didn’t matter at UFC 225 because the fight ended up being amazing, it is a form of cheating the system according to Adesanya:

“Look at Romero in his last fight. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t really care in the end because it was such a good fight, but regardless of what happened I didn’t want Romero to win,” he said.

“F*ck that, the guy missed weight and it’s not even the first time he missed weight. And he’s been caught doing other stuff in the past too. I think there’s an element of gaming the system there, it’s almost cheating to be honest.”

Adesanya made his long-awaited UFC debut at March’s UFC 221 in Perth, Australia, so he witnessed Romero’s first weight miss of 2018 first hand. He claimed some sort of conspiracy theory was shrouding Romero’s weight cut at the event:

“I was there in Perth and I still don’t fully understand what happened, it’s a bit of a conspiracy theory. I can remember I saw him going into the sauna that time, but they were cleaning the sauna so he wasn’t able to go in to cut more weight.”

In his opinion, the conspiracy was that Romero gave up on cutting the final three pounds, instead choosing to not deplete himself while giving up part of his purse to earn a title shot versus Whittaker:

“Regardless of all that, the conspiracy theory is that Yoel Romero didn’t try to lose weight again after he weighed in the first time in Perth. Why would he deplete himself more by trying to lose that further three pounds? I think he just thought, ‘F*ck that, I’m going to win this fight. He can take my purse, but at the end of the day, I know I’m fighting for the world title.’”

Adesanya will face by far the biggest test of his UFC career when he meets Tavares this weekend. With a win, he should steamroll onto the Top 10 of the official rankings by defeating the No. 8 fighter, and the sky will be the limit for the undefeated kickboxing wiz.

From the looks of it, he’d like to get a shot at Romero soon thereafter.

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Israel Adesanya Eyes Future Bout With Darren Till

“The Last Stylebender,” Israel Adesanya is a wonderful character. The Nigerian born fighter who trains out of City Kickboxing in New Zealand is undefeated in his professional mixed martial arts career. He is a former kickboxing phenom, who …

“The Last Stylebender,” Israel Adesanya is a wonderful character. The Nigerian born fighter who trains out of City Kickboxing in New Zealand is undefeated in his professional mixed martial arts career. He is a former kickboxing phenom, who once competed under the Glory banner. His next fight is against UFC veteran Brad Tavares. This will […]

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