UFC: Adesanya knocked out by Pyfer, suffers fourth straight defeat

Adesanya

Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya suffered his fourth consecutive defeat after losing to American contender Joe Pyfer via technical knockout at UFC Fight Night on Saturday night.

Pyfer (16-3) secured a career-defining victory, stopping Adesanya (24-6) at 4:18 of the second round at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, USA.

Adesanya began the bout strongly, using sharp movement and striking to control the opening round.

However, Pyfer absorbed the early pressure and shifted momentum with a series of powerful punches and a takedown.In the second round, Pyfer pinned the Nigerian-New Zealand national against the fence before taking him to the canvas, advancing to full mount and unleashing sustained ground-and-pound, prompting referee Herb Dean to stop the fight.Speaking after the win, Pyfer said, “I just have this mentality where I don’t care; I’m going to search and destroy.”

Adesanya, however, remained resolute despite the loss. “I’m just going to keep going and going and going,” he said. Punch