However, Vettori couldn't inflict much damage once he had the champ on his back, and Adesanya escaped and continued to chop on Vettori's lead leg. Vettori scored the first memorable sequence of the fight when he caught a low kick and turned it into takedown, followed by about a minute of sustained top control. The champion, meanwhile, would have to stay upright, where he is more skilled than Vettori by orders of magnitude. So the blueprint was clear: Vettori would absolutely try the wrestling again, having claimed all week that he had improved just as surely as Adesanya had. It's still the only split decision on Adesanya's MMA resume. ![]() ![]() That began in 2018, when in Adesanya's second UFC bout, Vettori's wrestling gave Adesanya enough trouble to earn one scorecard in his favor. ![]() Rewinding back a bit, though, and Adesanya was still focused on Vettori and his desire to correct the perception that the Italian was anywhere near his level.
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