Completed MMA Event

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

• Saturday 10.05.2019 at 10:00 PM ET
• U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
• Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Ownership: WME-IMG
• Venue: Marvel Stadium
• Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Enclosure: Octagon
• TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Daniel Cormier
• Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
• Post-Fight Interviews: Daniel Cormier
• Ticket Revenue (live gate): $5,478,345
• Attendance: 57,127
• PPV Buys / Buyrate: N/A | TV Ratings: 559,000 avg. viewers (ESPN prelims, 639k peak)
• MMA Bouts: 11
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Fight Card

• UFC Middleweight Championship
  KO/TKO, Counter Left Hook
  3:33 Round 2 of 5, 8:33 Total

  11

  

  Israel Adesanya

  

  Climbed to 18-0

  Main Event 185 5 x 5  |  Pro

  Robert Whittaker

  

  Fell to 20-5

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  10

  

  Dan Hooker

  

  Climbed to 19-8

  Co-Main Event 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Al Iaquinta

  

  Fell to 14-6-1

  
• Submission, Arm Triangle Choke
  3:14 Round 2 of 3, 8:14 Total

  9

  

  Serghei Spivac

  

  Climbed to 10-1

  Main Card 265 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Tai Tuivasa

  

  Fell to 10-3

  
• Decision, Split
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  8

  

  Dhiego Lima

  

  Climbed to 15-7

  Main Card 170 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Luke Jumeau

  

  Fell to 13-5

  
• KO/TKO, Counter Right
  2:10 Round 1 of 3

  7

  

  Yorgan De Castro

  

  Climbed to 6-0

  Main Card 265 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Justin Tafa

  

  Fell to 3-1

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  6

  

  Jake Matthews

  

  Climbed to 15-4

  Prelim 170 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Rostem Akman

  

  Fell to 6-2

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  5

  

  Callan Potter

  

  Climbed to 18-8

  Prelim 170 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Maki Pitolo

  

  Fell to 12-5

  
• Decision, Unanimous
  3 Rounds, 15:00 Total

  4

  

  Brad Riddell

  

  Climbed to 7-1

  Prelim 155 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Jamie Mullarkey

  

  Fell to 12-3

  
• Submission, Triangle Choke
  3:57 Round 1 of 3

  3

  

  Megan Anderson

  

  Climbed to 9-4

  Prelim 145 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Zarah Fairn

  

  Fell to 6-3

  
• KO/TKO, Hooks to the Body
  4:59 Round 2 of 3, 9:59 Total

  2

  

  Ji Yeon Kim

  

  Climbed to 9-2-2

  Prelim 125 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Nadia Kassem

  

  Fell to 5-2

  
• Overturned to No Contest
  Original Result: Taha Win

  1

  

  Khalid Taha

  

  Stayed at 13-2-0

  Prelim 135 3 x 5  |  Pro

  Bruno Silva

  

  Stayed at 10-3-2

  

Event Discussion

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

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Zulizani

6 4

10.06.2019 | 4:49 PM ET

Australian MMA has fallen to just above Italian MMA. 

wnmoyerv

4 0

10.09.2019 | 1:08 PM ET

didnt age well

Mikey, hows that crow taste?

WaterShogun

5 1

10.19.2019 | 8:23 PM ET

The Adensanya loss stung as a Whittaker fan, but it takes greatness to surpass greatness. As long as we get 3-4 matches between Adensanya-Whittaker-Costa while these guys can still throwdown in their primes then a great service to mma history will have been paid.

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This would be great, no matter how the fights play out they would be incredibly exciting. I feel Gastelum/Romero aren't going to hang with these three guys, and Cannonier is still to be tested against any of the aforementioned fighters. Middleweight has a lot of potential hopefully UFC can capitalize on the opportunities, and the fighters stay healthy.

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