Israel Adesanya successfully unified the middleweight title on Saturday when he defeated Robert Whittaker for undisputed UFC gold in the UFC 243 headliner. Adesanya’s (18-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) undefeated career reached the pinnacle when he scored a second-round knockout victory to dethrone Whittaker (20-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC) in the 185-pound title bout, which headlined the pay-per-view card from Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Adesanya’s title win over Whittaker at UFC 243. * * * * It's time to unify the middleweight belt! @RobWhittakerMMA and Israel Adesanya ( @stylebender ) are about to step in the octagon for the #UFC243 main event
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Twitter reacts to Israel Adesanya’s title-winning KO of Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 – MMA Junkie