Israel Adesanya made his jabs felt in the third round while Blachowicz failed to take down Adesanya despite several attempts on the middleweight champion.

Blachowicz managed to land a good left hook and charged forward with a series of punches before scoring a takedown.

Blachowicz nearly scored a rear-naked choke but Adesanya escaped and they traded big shots with Adesanya buzzing Blachowicz visibly.

Blachowicz threw a flying knee that missed but continued into a good body kick. Blachowicz nearly landed a big right but Adesanya closed the round with a few more leg kicks. Unofficial scorecard: 10-9 Adesanya (20-18 Adesanya)