NEW YORK – Israel Adesanya left Madison Square Garden on Saturday with his fourth UFC win, yet another $50,000 bonus and some serious praise from the likes of middleweight contender Ronaldo Souza and UFC president Dana White . There’s really no denying that, by making quick work of a heavy-hitting wrestler who many viewed as his stiffest test yet in Derek Brunson (18-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC), Adesanya (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) turned his UFC 230 spot into one hell of a statement. And to think that, for a while there, Adesanya wasn’t sure if he was even going to get a chance to make it.
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Israel Adesanya almost pulled out of UFC 230, now wants his title shot – MMA Junkie