Romero won that fight. 1, 2, 5. There's zero question he won round 5, so that means a judge gave Adesanya round one even though there were about 6 total strikes landed, one of which was THE biggest of the fight. How that doesn't win you that round is beyond me.
As for Romero saying once Adesanya ate that shot he was scared, he's 100% correct. Adesanya is an arrogant punk so he calls it smart strategy, but in reality he couldn't figure anything out for 25 minutes, virtually didn't land a punch, ran all fight, then had the audacity to brag about touching Romero's leg a few times. This guy isn't even half as good as he thinks he is. And I promise you this, Adesanya doesn't run his mouth if Joe and security aren't all in the ring post fight. Body language is a very real thing. At the end of the 5th you had an aggressive Romero with no concern for Adesanya's power, then you had Izzy backing up while getting screamed at waiting for the ref to step in. I was honestly hoping Romero attacked him when Adesanya kept bragging and pointing to his leg when talking to Rogan. Then for him to blame Romero for the lack of action is comical. Virtually every time Romero was aggressive Izzy ran, and Izzy essentially didn't initiate all night.
Should Romero have pushed more? Absolutely. Was this a robbery? Of course not. But Romero dictated the pace, controlled the action/cage, and landed the biggest shots.
I cannot wait for the Costa fight. God I hope he knocks him the F out. My concern is Costa's aggression playing into Adesanya's style. I almost feel like Romero has the better chance of beating him after last night.
The women's fight was unbelievable, and luckily the judges (barely) got it correct. Weili landed the much bigger shots and clearly deserved the win IMO.
