On this day in 2021, the UFC 263 pay-per-view, headlined by Israel Adesanya and featuring Nate Diaz's return, made history.

Adesanya nearly finished Whittaker in the first, but came back out in Round 2 and unleashed a nasty left hook to get “The Reaper” out in Round 2 to get the biggest win of his career at that time.

Israel Adesanya logged six highlight wins in a row before his first title shot, including a HOF-worthy FOTY scrapper vs. Kelvin Gastelum.At UFC 243 in 2019, Adesanya achieved his moment of triumph ...