about 1 month ago

Israel Adesanya Calls UFC 324 Main Event a Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar Sequel

Adesanya compared Saturday's Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett war to Griffin vs. Bonnar in 2005, a bout credited with saving UFC from bankruptcy. He said UFC's new Paramount+ deal needed a spark on its debut event: “This [Gaethje-Pimblett] is like part 2 [of Griffin vs. Bonnar]; it made the whole world go, 'What the ...' This main event f**ing showed out.”