Nigerian born UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya has retained his title after defeating Opponent, Australia’s Robert Whittaker via Unanimous Decision in the Main Event of UFC 271 Held In Texas, USA, www.totorinews.com reports.

UFC 271 took place on Feb. 12 at Toyota Center in Houston. UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya (22-1) faced off with ex-champ Robert Whittaker (23-6) in a five-round main event. 

Adesanya did defeat Whittaker via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) in the main event of UFC 271 on Saturday night at Toyota Center. Adesanya did indeed leave the Octagon with his middleweight belt, using his length and reach to counter Whittaker’s boxing.

But the fight was incredibly close — so much so that the crowd here booed the decision, thinking Whittaker was the rightful winner. At the start of the bout, the Houston fans were completely behind Adesanya, but that changed as the bout went on and they sensed a possible upset. Chants of “Bobby!” could be heard in the late rounds.

“I knew he was gonna bring everything, because last time I took everything away from him,” Adesanya said. “He had nothing to lose. Like I said, I’m the champ. You want it, come get it.”

Judges Jacob Montalvo and Doug Crosby had Adesanya winning the first three rounds and Whittaker taking the final two. Judge Mike Beltran had Adesanya winning all but the second round, which he gave to Whittaker.

Source : ESPN