Adesanya and Volkanovski defended their titles at UFC 276

The UFC 276 tournament was held in Las Vegas (USA). In the main fight of the evening, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defeated American Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision (49:46, 49:46, 50:45).

Adesanya successfully defended his middleweight title for the fifth time in a row. Now, the 32-year-old New Zealand fighter of Nigerian origin has 23 victories in MMA with one defeat. 38-year-old Cannonier suffered a 6th defeat with 15 victories.

In the co-main event of the evening, Australian Alexander Volkanovski (25-1) retained the UFC Featherweight belt by defeating US Representative Max Holloway (23-7). At the end of five rounds, the judges gave the victory to Volkanovski with a score of 50-45, 50-45, 50-45.

UFC 276 main card:

Israel Adesanya – Jared Kannon – Adesanya wins by unanimous decision;

Alexander Volkanovski – Max Holloway – Volkanovski’s victory by unanimous decision;

Alex Pereira – Sean Strickland – Pereira’s victory by technical knockout in the first round;

Brian Barbarena – Robbie Lawler – Lawler’s victory by technical knockout in the second round;

Pedro Munoza – Sean O’Malley – Declared a no contest due to a second-round eye poke from O’Malley.