Remembering the Israel Adesanya vs Anderson Silva Fight at UFC 234: The best moments from the legendary fight

Remembering the Israel Adesanya vs Anderson Silva Fight at UFC 234: The best moments from the legendary fight

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Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva staredown

2 years ago on February 10th, a made legend fought a legend in the making. Anderson Silva fought the undefeated, Israel Adesanya. That fight will be remembered for Adesanya’s sensational performance and Anderson Silva passing the legacy on to another legend. That match will go down as one of the most iconic fights ever.

Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva went against each other at the UFC 234 Main event. The Brazilian, Silva was coming from a win against Derek Brunson who he won by a decision in the third round. The 29-year-old, Israel like the legend came from a victory against Derek too at the UFC 230. Israel has an unbelievable record of 20-0-0 till day and Silva has a record of 34-11-0.

With all the hype surrounding the fight, Israel Adesanya beat the legend in the third round by a unanimous decision. The 29-year-old showed incredible athleticism, technique, and fighting frame in that fight. It was only right that Adesanya won that fight after his tremendous display of efforts.

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“You the best now. I pass the baton to you”- Anderson after the fight against Israel Adesanya

Israel and Anderson Silva

The loss of Anderson Silva wasn’t a surprise to the fans as he was at the ending of his career while Israel was in his prime. The fight had so many moments where both the fighters replicated each other. To many fans, Adesanya reminds them of a younger Anderson Silva. In that case, it was poetic justice that Silva lost to Adesanya.

After the fight came the most respectful and beautiful moment of the fight where Anderson Silva said to the “Stylebender”, “Don’t lose your focus for the fight. You come in here for stay for [the] rest [of] your life. You the best now. I pass…I pass the baton for you”.

Israel Adesanya holds that moment very close to his heart as he reminisced about it in several interviews later after the fight. Do you think The Stylebender is the younger version of Anderson Silva?

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