The second pay-per-view of 2022 went down on Saturday night at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, with Israel Adesanya successfully defending his middleweight title in an entertaining, competitive fight with No. 1 contender Robert Whittaker.
On this episode of The Next Day Takeaways, we’ll look at:
why Adesanya is as close to a perfect fighter as I’ve ever seen
what comes next for Adesanya, both immediately and down the line
how middleweight could get ugly (uglier?) in the next couple years
the emergence of Tai Tuivasa and our propensity for reacting too quickly to results
appreciating veterans like Renato Moicano and Bobby Green
the need to ease up with prospects and our projections for them
Texas doing Texas things in terms of judging and official assignments
giving some love to the unheralded standouts
next week’s card, which is already getting dogged for lacking intriguing fights
This is how we do Sundays at Keyboard Kimura, and I’m happy you’ve decided to come along for the ride!
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