Jan Blachowicz felt he deserved more respect after ascending to the light heavyweight throne, but he entered Saturday night’s main event as a +200 underdog to Israel Adesanya. Blachowicz was successful in his first title defense at age 38, halting Adesanya’s bid at UFC history by earning a unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-46) after five rounds. “It was close fight, tough fight but I was a little bit better,” Blachowicz said during the post-fight news conference. “Finally I find a way how to take him down control him on the…
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