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As Sports Minister Celebrates Victory
Sports Minister, Mr. Sunday Dare, has congratulated Israel Adesanya for retaining his UFC middleweight title yesterday.
Adesanya recorded an impressive win over his unbeaten Brazilian opponent to retain his championship
The Last Stylebender stopped Paulo Costa in the second round after landing a powerful hook that dropped him to the match.
The victory saw Adesanya extend his unbeaten records to 20 wins from the same number of fights.
Sunday Dare, who was excited about the win, took to his social media handle to congratulate Adesanya
“Israel Adesanya wins again. Second round knockout! Middleweight Champion of the World! Nigeria in the podium again. Shout out to Lagos!,” he wrote on his verified Twitter handle.
The Minister also sent heartwarming messages to another Nigerian, Hakeem Dawodu, who also won his fight on the same night.