There was plenty of action at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Australia, this past weekend, but a lot of it happening before a kick or punch had even been thrown.\u00a0 The main event of Robert Whitaker against Kelvin Gastelum was cancelled at the eleventh hour due to Whitaker suffering from a hernia just before the fight.\u00a0 In fact, his condition was deemed so serious that he was in emergency surgery for a hernia and twisted & collapsed stomach, at the point that the fights for the evening were getting underway.\u00a0 Gastelum, whilst understandably disappointed, was understanding that situations like this can arise, and is happy to know that the fight will happen, just at a later date.\u00a0 Whitaker’s recovery is set for as little as four weeks, so we await confirmation of when and where the fight will actually take place.<\/p>\n
The planned co-main event of the evening was promoted to headline the evening and the fight did not disappoint.\u00a0 Kickboxing sensation Israel Adesanya put on a commanding performance against the soon to be Hall of Famer Anderson Silva.\u00a0 Silva did have his chances in the fight, but overall Adesanya proved to be the stronger and more creative and won the unanimous decision.\u00a0 Adesanya is likely to face the eventual winner of Whitaker and Gastelum if their fight happens relatively quickly, however, if there is a delay it is possible that he will face Gastelum himself for the interim title.\u00a0 As for Silva, he is not done yet and has expressed a desire to continue and hoped for the next fight in Brazil.<\/p>\n
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Jim Crute vs. Sam Alvey\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 205 lbs – Light heavyweight<\/h3>\n
Dong Hyun Ma vs. Devonte Smith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155 lbs \u2013 Lightweight<\/h3>\n
Austin Arnett vs. Shane Young\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 145 lbs \u2013 Featherweight<\/h3>\n
Kai Kara-France vs. Raulian Paiva\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 125 lbs \u2013 Flyweight<\/h3>\n
Teruto Ishihara vs. Kyung Ho Kang\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs \u2013 Bantamweight<\/h3>\n
Marcos Rosa Mariano vs. Lando Vannata\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155 lbs \u2013 Lightweight<\/h3>\n
Callan Potter vs. Jalin Turner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155 lbs \u2013 Lightweight<\/h3>\n
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