Israel Adesanya defeats Yoel Romero in first title defence

Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya defeated Cuban Yoel Romero in his first title defence at UFC 248 at the T. Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday morning.

Adesanya won via a unanimous decision in a fight that turned out to be more tepid and underwhelming than expected.

The victory made Adesanya the fastest fighter to go 8-0 in the UFC (755 days), bettering the record set by Anderson Silva who reached that milestone in 850 days.