Israel Adesanya retained his UFC middleweight title tonight, while Jan Blachowicz won the light heavyweight belt.

Two major fights took place at the UFC 253, and both saw second-round TKOs, with one old and one new champion.

Israel Adesanya (20-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) defeated Paulo Costa (13-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) in the bout of undefeated middleweight superstars, pretty easily. The Last Stylebender was dominant against the toughest challenger so far, proving that he currently doesn’t have a match in this division.

Adesanya was hurting Costa’s lead leg right from the start keeping the distance between him and the opponent,

Israel Adesanya and Paulo Costa are bound to bring a spectacle at the UFC 253, as these two UFC superstars meet in the middleweight title match. Both guys are considered the most dominant in their division, with the note that Adesanya comes in as a champion, while the Brazilian is a challenger.

Adesanya (-170)

The Last Stylebender (19-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) wasn’t convincing against Yoel Romero in his last match. He wasn’t convincing at all. Adesanya avoided engaging in a fight and was running away from time to time, keeping the distance with leg chops. All this left a

Colby Covington finally got a chance to beat Tyron Woodley and settle the scores, which he did. After a dominant performance of the former interim champion, the bout ended with a TKO stoppage, once Woodley suffered a rib injury 1:19 inside the last round. Their match was the highlight of the UFC 178.

In the moments when he was going for a guillotine, the “Chosen One,” as the fans call him, screamed out of pain, with the referee in the ring, Dan Miragliotta, stepping in and stopping the fight.

Colby (16-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) was excellent throughout the entire

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Niko Price are clashing in one of the most interesting matches at the UFC Fight Night 178. A veteran and a guy who is on his way up, bring a fight that might be interesting to watch.

Cerrone +130

“Cowboy” Cerrone is an underdog in this one, and after four straight losses, he ought to be. In all those fights, apart from the most recent one against Anthony Pettis, the veteran suffered a knockout. First, Tony Ferguson demolished his face at the UFC 238, then Justin Gaethje trashed Cerrone in the first round, and after