Arash Markazi uploaded a picture of White watching Canelo vs. Plant on a screen while Rose Namajunas and Zhang Weili were competing for the strawweight title in the co-main event of UFC 268 at Madison Square Garden. The fight was being telecast at the same time as the UFC pay-per-view event.
Canelo Alvarez emerged victorious in his fight against Caleb Plant. The Mexican knocked out ‘Sweethands’ in the 11th round to retain his WBC, WBO, WBA (Super), and The Ring super middleweight titles. The 31-year-old also won Plant’s IBF super middleweight title.
Coming into the fight, Plant was undefeated, with an impressive record of 21-0.
With the win, Alvarez extended his professional boxing record to 57-1-2.
Justin Gaethje and Michael Chandler stole the show at UFC 268
The main card for UFC 268 started with a highly anticipated matchup between Michael Chandler and Justin Gaethje. The two lightweights came out all guns blazing and delivered an instant classic for the fans present at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The fight managed to last the full allotted time of 15 minutes, with ‘The Highlight’ emerging victorious at the end via unanimous decision.
In his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan, Gaethje asked to fight the winner of the Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier lightweight title contest.
Both fighters were transported to the hospital after the fight and will not be available at the UFC 268 post-event press conference.
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