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EN FOTOS: Adesanya doblega a la leyenda en Australia

Actors, Matt Damon, left, Chris Hemsworth, center, and his wife Elsa Pataky watch Nigeria's Israel Adesanya and Brazil's Anderson Silva during their middleweight bout at the UFC 234 event in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Actors, Matt Damon, left, Chris Hemsworth, center, and his wife Elsa Pataky watch Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya and Brazil’s Anderson Silva during their middleweight bout at the UFC 234 event in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)  (Andy Brownbill / AP)

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La sensación Israel Adesanya doblegó a la leyenda de MMA, Anderson Silva, en el evento principal de UFC 234 celebrado en Melbourne, Australia. Adesanya, quien era el favorito ante el peleador de 43 años, se adjudicó la victoria por decisión unánime con puntuaciones de 29-28, 30-27 (2). Ahora tiene récord profesional de 16-0.

Adesanya debería ahora de enfrentar al ganador de la pelea por el campeonato del mundo, quien saldría del duelo entre el monarca defensor Robert Whitaker ante el retador Kelvin Gastelum, pero Whittaker fue baja después de sufrir una lesión; mientras el mexicoamericano estuvo en Australia proclamándose como el nuevo campeón.

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Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya, left, kicks Brazil’s Anderson Silva during their middleweight bout at the UFC 234 event in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)  (Andy Brownbill / AP)

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Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya, left, reacts after defeating Brazil’s Anderson Silva during their middleweight bout at the UFC 234 event in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)  (Andy Brownbill / AP)

UFC 234 Adesanya v Silva

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria punches Anderson Silva of Brazil during their Middleweight bout during UFC234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia.during UFC234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

UFC 234 Adesanya v Silva

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Anderson Silva of Brazil punches Israel Adesanya of Nigeria during their Middleweight bout during UFC234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

UFC 234 Adesanya v Silva

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria punches Anderson Silva of Brazil during their Middleweight bout during UFC234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

UFC 234 Adesanya v Silva

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria punches Anderson Silva of Brazil during their Middleweight bout during UFC234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

UFC 234 Adesanya v Silva

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria punches Anderson Silva of Brazil during their Middleweight bout during UFC234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

UFC 234 Adesanya v Silva

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria punches Anderson Silva of Brazil during their Middleweight bout during UFC234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

UFC 234 Adesanya v Silva

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 10: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria punches Anderson Silva of Brazil during their Middleweight bout during UFC234 at Rod Laver Arena on February 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **  (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)

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