"I was going to kill myself..." Touched human victory → 'The strongest in the middle class' Adesanya TKO's 'Great twist'

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Israel Adesanya (36), who reigned as an absolute powerhouse of UFC middleweight, was a victim of an extraordinary incident after a shocking defeat in her first return match in a year and a month. He defended the middleweight title eight times and kept the throne for 1,289 days, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Middleweight No. 4 Adesanya (24 wins and 6 losses) lost to No. 14 Joe Piper (29) by TKO in 4 minutes and 18 seconds of the second round in the main event of "UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Piper" at Climot Pleasure Arena in Seattle, Washington on the 29th (Korea Standard Time).

It is already in the middle of a four-game losing streak. Adesanya sought to revive after the longest hiatus since her professional debut in 2010, but failed to get back up in the end by allowing Piper to throw consecutive foundations.

At the beginning of the game, Adesanya seemed to catch the flow by defending Piper's takedown attempt with his unique sense of distance. Until the middle of the second round, he also directed Piper with forward pressure and leg kicks to win the game.

However, Piper's powerful left-handed counter hook quickly turned the game around.

As the shocked Adesanya slowed down, Piper didn't miss it and put a positive hit in his face following an abdominal hit. Piper then laid Adesanya on the canvas with a takedown and quickly took the back position.

Adesanya desperately blocked a rear-naked choke attempt, but was helpless against the ruthless baptism of foundry from behind. Eventually, the referee stopped the game and Piper's victory was declared.

This marks Adesanya's fourth consecutive loss since losing the title to Sean Strickland in September 2023. He even suffered the humiliation of losing the final three games in a row.

After the defeat, Adesanya told UFC: "I'm going to keep going. I don't leave. He made it clear that he would never stop me," he said.

On the other hand, Piper, who caught a big fish, shed tears after the game. "It was so hard that I tried to kill myself a few weeks ago, but I met God," Piper said. "For me, Adesanya is the best middleweight player in history. I respect him," he said in his victory speech.

In the Comain event, former female flyweight champion Alexa Graso (17 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses) defeated Macy Barber (15 wins, 3 losses) with a submission in 2:42 of the first round. Graso put Barber on the verge of fainting with a powerful left-handed punch, then scored a rear-naked choke to break Barber's momentum, which had won seven consecutive games.

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