Israel Adesanya became interim middleweight champion and walked through hell to do it.
Adesanya (17-0) repeatedly laid into a bloody Kelvin Gastelum (15-4-0-1)in the fifth and final round of easily the most exciting fight of 2019, culminating a unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) for “The Last Stylebender.”
Watch the dramatic tilt above in its entirety.