UFC Seattle results: Former champion suffers stunning defeat
Joe Pyfer earned the biggest win of his career, finishing Israel Adesanya.
UFC Seattle results: Former champion suffers stunning defeat originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Joe Pyfer did his best to make Saturday's UFC Fight Night 271 main event vs.
Israel Adesanya a big deal in the minds of fight fans. And Pyfer delivered, earning the biggest win of his career live on Paramount+. The event took place from the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington.
In the pre-fight build, Pyfer declared Adesanya to be the best middleweight in UFC history. And by finishing him, Pyfer secured his standing in the division moving forward. The end came late in the second round, as Pyfer caught "The Last Stylebender" and was relentless, forcing the referee to step in and call it off.
He has now won four in a row, with three being stoppages. Adesanya, meanwhile, now finds himself in a four-fight losing skid, with the last two being TKO defeats. Michael Chiesea goes out a winner in retirement bout Washington's own Michael Chiesa got the kind of "Rocky" ending everyone wants, earning a first round submission victory.