UFC 236: Israel Adesanya wins UFC interim middleweight belt in spectacular fight

UFC 236: Israel Adesanya wins UFC interim middleweight belt in spectacular fight

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UFC 236: Israel Adesanya wins UFC interim middleweight belt in spectacular fight

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Israel Adesanya has beaten Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision to lift the UFC middleweight interim belt in a fight of the year contender.

The 29-year-old was on the brink of stopping Gastelum in the final seconds of the fight in the co-main event of UFC 236 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

The victory means Adesanya remains unbeaten in the UFC with a 6-0 record and sets up a dream trans-Tasman unification bout with reigning middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. Whittaker took to Twitter immediately after Adesanya's win to congratulate him on the victory and signed off with: "See you soon".