Israel Adesanya loses by unanimous decision to Jan Błachowicz and fails in his attempt at UFC Light Heavyweight division

After dominating the Middleweight division, Adesanya went up to the Light Heavyweight where he lost.

Israel Adesanya's fails in his attempt at Light Heavyweight (Instagram/UFC) Instagram

Nigerian-born mixed martial artist Israel Adesanya has suffered his first loss in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), following his defeat by unanimous decision to Polish fighter Jan Blachowicz.

At the main fight at UFC 259, Adasanya and Blachowicz went all five rounds and needed the judges' decision to get a winner.

And it was the Polish who had two takedowns in the two final rounds to get the points