Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defended his title yet again this past Saturday at UFC 271. After his unanimous decision win over former champion Robert Whittaker, whom he beat to win the belt in 2019, Adesanya rated himself a 7 of 10 . Adesanya’s win was his fourth successful title defense, though he claims he’s got five defenses of the belt since he counts his first win over Whittaker, when he was an interim champ in a title unification bout, as a defense of the title.
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