With that, the UFC removed his scheduled matchup against Kelvin Gastelum from the pay-per-view card. Adesanya and Silva put on an entertaining fight. During that brief exchange, Silva, with his right eye swelling shut, told Adesanya, “I pass the baton to you.”The two then stood in the center of the cage where Bruce Buffer made the decision official. The two hugged again and Adesanya told Silva that he remembered watching Silva’s fight on DVD as a younger man. The below video is a preview of the full "Thrill and Agony," which is available on UFC Fight Pass.

Source: Forbes February 14, 2019 00:56 UTC