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Adesanya fought way down the rankings, taking on Joe Pyfer in the main event at UFC Seattle on Saturday. After a close first round, “The Last Stylebender” appeared to be gaining momentum in the second round. However, Pyfer took Adesanya down, flattened him out, and unleashed brutal ground-and-pound to secure the finish in the second round. The defeat extended Adesanya’s longest losing streak of his career to four in a row.
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‘Respawn and Go Again
The former middleweight champion has since opened up about his loss. While Adesanya knows it’s a hard time for his supporters, the former middleweight champion humbly admits that he is going through an even harder time. Regardless, Adesanya vows to rise again and keep going.
“I know it’s hard on my people seeing me fall,” Adesanya wrote on Instagram. “I promise you it’s harder on me. Regardless, we respawn and go again.”
Adesanya (24-6) had one of the most dominant runs in UFC middleweight history, winning and defending the title five times from 2019 to 2022, while even making a failed light heavyweight title bid. Adesanya lost the title to Alex Pereira in 2022 but reclaimed it in their rematch with a fairytale ending. Adesanya’s career has since gone steeply downhill, having dropped four straight outings.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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