Blachowicz Defeats Israel Adesanya, Retains #UFC259 Title (Video)

Blachowicz is all smiles in his post-fight interview. He says that Adesanya was slower than expected but that he hit harder than expected. Then he says he knew takedowns would be a good weapon for him given his size and strength but that he didn’t want to go for them early when Adesanya was fresh. He waited until Adesanya was more tired to go for them. Good plan, it turns out.

Blachowicz then says he should’ve put more pressure on and boxed more but ultimately, it worked out. Then he says that Glover Teixeira deserves the next shot at the light heavyweight title and he wants to fight against him next, before Glover gets too old. But first, he wants to hold off and spend some time with his family.

He ends the interview giving props to Adesanya and celebrating being the first guy to beat him. He then calls for his due respect as the true champion of the world. Legendary Polish Power.

Jan Blachowicz UPSETS Israel Adesanya and hands him his first career loss 🤯#UFC259

(via @ufc)pic.twitter.com/YOPdKWnc7n

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 7, 2021

Adesanya Post-Fight Interview

Adesanya gives a post-fight interview and then makes some jokes about not being able to sleep the night before, mocking Paulo Costa. Adesanya seems in fine spirits. Says that the size played a factor but he also just didn’t have a great fight. He also says he’s going back to 185 first and then he’ll come back up to light heavyweight soon.

“The size did play a factor but my technique could’ve been better!”

Israel Adesanya talks to Joe Rogan following his first defeat in MMA.#UFC259 pic.twitter.com/nTTIEjhq0v

— UFC on BT Sport (@btsportufc) March 7, 2021