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7 Takeaways From UFC 243
UFC 243 had me do my third “takeaways” piece since MMA News has asked me to start doing them and I hear they’re doing well. I’m limited to seven, but one thing I could not help but think about was Adesanya’s dominance and his build. He’s yet another ectomorph in MMA that seems unbeatable.
Anyway, below are the immediate things I took away after UFC 243.
UFC 243 featured the return of Robert Whittaker against the man that pretty much has stolen the thunder in the middleweight division in Israel Adesanya. While Whittaker has been dominant in his own right, he has not been as busy as the man that would eventually become the undisputed middleweight champion. Adesanya stole the show with his win, but there’s more to take away from UFC 243 than a new champ.
1 Knuckles & Guts
Whittaker is dangerous in the cage, but his tenure as champion had been riddled with injury. Leading up to this event, the injury bug already took Holly Holm off the card and fingers were crossed right up until fight night that the main event would stick. After the fight, Whittaker told…
