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Over the weekend, Jan Blachowicz defeated Israel Adesanya at UFC 259.

Blachowicz was defending his title as the light-heavyweight champion against middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.

Jan Blachowicz retains his light-heavyweight title, defeating Israel Adesanya

Jan Blachowicz celebrates his victory against Israel Adesanya. Photo credit: @JanBlachowiczSource: Twitter

Adesanya was hoping to walk away from UFC 259 with two title belts, something Amanda Nunes has achieved.

38-year-old Blachowicz was declared the winner unanimously by the judges, this was Adesanya’s first defeat.

In other, a young South AfricanUFC fighter recently made South Africa very proudafter he won his first match.

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Speaking after the match, he had this to say:

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