3. Kelvin Gastelum’s rough slide
It’s crazy to think that just 16 months ago [autotag]Kelvin Gastelum[/autotag] came a few successful offensive moments away from beating Israel Adesanya to become interim UFC middleweight champion. Now he’s on a three-fight skid and just got handed the quickest loss of his career in the form of a 78-second heel hook from Jack Hermansson.
MMA is a cruel and fickle sport and Gastelum is currently feeling the worst of it. He can take some peace knowing that he’s still just 28 and his losses have come to some of the best at 185 pounds in Hermansson, Adesanya and Darren Till, but the UFC title is seemly as far from his grasps than ever.
Gastelum is going to have to be cautious in what fight he accepts next, because no matter who it comes against, having four losses in a row on his record is historically a very tough spot to escape from.
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