Dricus du Plessis defended his UFC middleweight title with an impressive victory by submission over Israel Adesanya.
WATCH: Dricus du Plessis defends UFC titleDricus du Plessis came into this UFC fight with the whole of South Africa behind him, while Springbok stars Siya Kolisi and Eben EtzebethAfter three rounds of intense action, it appeared that Adesanya was actually getting on top in the fight, but then came a moment of magic from Du Plessis.
The 30-year-old landed a series of devastating punches before brilliantly locking in a chokehold, which led Adesanya to quickly tap out,Before the main card action got underway, seven sets of athletes made the walk to the cage, looking to claim victory and thrill the crowd, leading to an entertaining preliminary card slate where locals went 3-3 and that wrapped with a controversial heavyweight submission.
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