UFC fighters react to Israel Adesanya’s beautiful KO win over Robert Whittaker

Israel Adesanya entered UFC 243 as a slight favorite over middleweight champ Robert Whittaker in Australia on Saturday night.

And then he went out and showed everyone why as he finished Whittaker in the second round with a flurry of beautiful strikes that sent the champ to the ground and led to the end of Whittaker’s impressive title reign.

Now Adesanya’s stardom is only going to grow and rightfully so because what a talent he is. He controlled the first round and then won it in the second and always looked comfortable against a great champion.

Adesanya had fun celebrating his big win moments after the fight was stopped:

Naija stand up! HE'S DONE IT!@Stylebender finishes Whittaker in the 2nd round! Wow! #UFC243 pic.twitter.com/IS1f8lL8Lt

— UFC (@ufc) October 6, 2019

His family loved it:

The Adesanya fam celebrates @stylebender's coronation at #UFC243 pic.twitter.com/jxhVty3Rn8

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) October 6, 2019

And UFC fighters were in awe:

And then there were 2 UFC UNDISPUTED CHAMPIONS 🇳🇬🇳🇬✊🏾✊🏾Congrats my brother @stylebender #wenodeycarrylast pic.twitter.com/BskzzMTZZ3

— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) October 6, 2019

Beautiful performance by @stylebender

— michael (@bisping) October 6, 2019

Wow.. @stylebender is that man! #UFC243

— Shane Burgos (@HurricaneShaneB) October 6, 2019

Got damn! #andnew

— Luis Antonio Pena (@violentbobross) October 6, 2019

@stylebender 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 #UFC243

— Tatiana Suarez (@tatianaufc) October 6, 2019

Wow that’s a baaaad man

— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) October 6, 2019