Israel Adesanya entered the octagon last Saturday carrying a lot of hype but also a few questions. The main one arguably: Could the exciting striker hold his own on MMA’s biggest stage? Adesanya (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) answered that quite assertively. First, he turned Rob Wilkinson (11-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) into the 12th knockout victim of his 12-fight MMA record. And then the 28-year-old, who’d later bag an added $50,000 for his “Performance of the Night” efforts, made sure his post-fight was just as intriguing .
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