Israel Adesanya went through a myriad of emotions during Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler at UFC 268
The lightweight contest between Justin Gaethje vs Michael Chandler at UFC 268 was one of the most explosive fights in the history of the promotion.
The fight which kicked off the UFC 268 main card, delivered more than expected. While the MMA community did expect a barn burner, no one that it would be a 10x the barn burner they had all expected.
The wild throw down saw both the warriors eat umpteen shots. It started with Chandler having the upper hand with a dominant first round. The second round saw Chandler get knocked down by a massive Gaethje uppercut.
Just when it looked like Chandler would succumb to ‘The Highlight’, he upped the ante.
There were shots landed flush, a massive body slam from Chandler, knockdowns and whatnot.
In the end, Gaethje won the fight via. unanimous decision. Both the fighters received the Fight of The Night Bonus.
Elsewhere, UFC middleweight king Israel Adesanya, who posts videos of his live fight reaction on his YouTube channel, dropped his much-anticipated UFC 268 live reaction video.
‘The Last Style Bender’ can be seen going through a variety of emotions during the fight. He goes crazy especially when Gaethje lands the uppercut and knocks Chandler down.
Here is Israel Adesanya’s complete video of the same:
Michael Chandler vs Conor McGregor soon?
Michael Chandler and Conor McGregor had a quick respectful back and forth on Twitter before appearing to agree to a fight in 2022.
It all started when Chandler posted a photoshopped face-off, staring right into McGregor. “2022,” he wrote alongside the post.
McGregor replied:
“I’m down at some stage for sure. Great fight the other night Mike, congrats!”
Chandler then wrote:
“Thank you sir. It would be my pleasure. See you soon.”
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