Adesanya put on a dominant performance and successfully defended his middleweight belt for a third time after winning by unanimous decision against Marvin Vettori in the main event of UFC 263 on Saturday.
Adesanya put up a dominant display over Vettori, winning 50-45 on all of the judges cards.
Adesanya and Vettori first did battle in 2018, with the Nigerian winning via a split decision in just his second trip to the Octagon.
The win is Adesanya’s third title defence after losing to Jan Blachowicz in a bid to add the light heavyweight title to his laurels.
Vettori believed he won his 2018 clash with Adesanya and never stopped calling for a rematch with the man who would go on to become UFC middleweight champion.
He got his rematch on Sunday in the main event of UFC 263 and came up empty, with Adesanya taking a clear decision victory in Arizona.
Adesanya said he dedicated the Sunday night fight to his late teammate Fau Vake, who died after being assaulted in May.
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