MMA Recap April-June #1 (UFC 287)

There has not been a blog posted on here in almost three months. There are plenty of excuses that could be given for the lack of content but what does that matter? Since Cory Sandhagen put on a master class for 25 minutes against Marlon Vera, there has been MAJOR development in the sport of MMA and within the UFC organization.

April 8, 2023

Kaseya Center, Miami FL

FOTN- Chris Curtis vs Kelvin Gastelum

POTN- Israel Adesanya, Rob Font

The UFC touched down in Miami with style the week following its San Antonio event and provided an excellent fight card headlined by a rematch for the middleweight championship between Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya. Pereira defeated Adesanya in their first fight under MMA rule set this past November. UFC 287 also played host to the final fight of the career of Jorge Masvidal, a long-time welterweight contender who got his start fighting in backyards in Miami and ended his career co featuring PPV. Ultimately Masvidal would come up short losing a decision against Gilbert Burns who was on the brink of having a HUGE 2023 following this fight. Another fighter who earned a massive victory is Rob Font who's back had to feel as though it was against the wall after coming up short in his last two efforts, but man did he make a statement against Adrian Yanez. That fight was a fun quick three-minute brawl that reminded people of how good Rob Font is. Now for the main event... there is not better written story than this, and there was no writing! The champion Pereira tracked down Israel Adesanya and took his championship in MMA after beating him in championship level kickboxing as well. And for someone who has been quoted stating he doesn't even the score he settles them, the manner in which Israel settled this was cinematic.