UFC Vegas 89: Rose Namajunas resists pressure and beats Amanda Ribas

This Saturday (23rd) another event of the main world organization took place in Las Vegas, with the UFC engaged in an important challenge in the flyweight division

This Saturday (23) another event of the main world organization took place in Las Vegas, with the UFC facing an important flyweight challenge between the Brazilian Amanda Ribas and the American Rose Namajunas.

The American supported all the posture and pressure of Amandinha, who tried and never stopped annoying ‘Thug Rose’. But the American was more effective in controlling the match and won again after two defeats.

Fight

The first good shot of the fight was a left from Namajunas, which made Amanda start kicking her legs. Quickly, the two fighters began to break up and “Thug Rose” landed a good right hand, which Amandinha was able to pressure and attempt a takedown on the former strawweight champion. The first round was frenetic and saw the Brazilian attempt a takedown, but saw the American stay on top on the ground and dominate the final seconds.

Amanda and Rose followed the protocol in the second round. Both were heavily involved in a more strategic stand-up fight, in which the Brazilian even disturbed the American with a roundhouse kick that caught her rival well. When Amandinha falls, the Brazilian almost had the chance to apply a knee to him, but this did not fit well and it was easy for the American of Lithuanian origins to escape.

And a high kick nearly caught Namajunas if he hadn’t dodged it early in the third round. The Brazilian maintained an unintimidated attitude from a former UFC champion, facing ‘Thug Rose”s initiatives head-on and, above all, obtaining good takedowns on the American, even if only at the end of this part Amanda managed to stay in top for real and play position to put pressure on your rival.

The Brazilian began to take control of the fight in the fourth round, maintaining the offensive. Namajunas tried to take it with some jabs and tried to take down Amandinha, succeeding with great effort and creating a ‘battle’ on the ground, in which the American took some good shots from the Brazilian and tried to find space in the final seconds. to look for a triangle.

The fifth and decisive round began with a frank exchange between the two, but now it was the American who tried to reverse Amanda’s rise by asserting herself more with her punches. With her corner kick asking her to finish, the Brazilian continued to attack anyway, but without the effectiveness of her previous shots. This meant that the former strawweight champion was able to better manage the pressure of her rival and, thus, take home the victory.

Mike Tyson’s UFC moment

Even in the era of almost no MMA rules, biting your opponent has always been and will always be something forbidden in MMA. And proof of this occurred in the duel between two Brazilians in this Saturday’s UFC, André Mascote and Igor Severino.

The flyweight duel showed a lot after a first round that showed the fight had promise. Severino fell and tried to put his arm around Mascote’s neck, who responded with a guillotine attempt and an elbow that shook his compatriot.

Things were heading towards a second round in the same direction, with strong and frank exchanges from both. However, when Igor managed to land, in the middle of the so-called ‘berimbolo’, Mascote complained that his rival had bitten him on the arm. The fight was promptly stopped and the ‘VAR’ was called to review the action. With the bite worthy of the famous move involving Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield in 1997, the referee disqualifies Severino and gives Mascote the victory.

Ricardo Carcacinha almost knocks him out, but submits

Another Brazilian present at UFC Vegas 89 was Ricardo Carcacinha. In a featherweight duel, the Brazilian faced the American Julian Erosa. And he almost experienced a spectacular moment when he came close to KOing his rival in the first seconds of the fight.

Erosa survived Carcacinha’s attacks and managed to get back up. And he took advantage of the opportunity of another takedown from the Brazilian to take the guillotine well, trap and submit his opponent, who lost his second consecutive match in Ultimate.

UFC Vegas 89 Results – Ribas x Namajunas

Main card

Rose Namajunas defeated Amanda Ribas by unanimous decision of the judges

Karl Williams beat Justin Tafa by unanimous decision

Edmen Shahbazyan defeated AJ Dobson by KO (4:33 of R1)

Payton Talbott defeated Cameron Saaiman by TKO (0:21 by R2)

Youssef Zalal defeated Billy Quarantillo via submission (1:50 of R2)

Fernando Padilla defeats Luis Pajuelo by submission (2:45 of R1)

Preliminary paper

Trey Ogden defeated Kurt Holobaugh by unanimous decision

Julian Erosa defeats Ricardo Carcacinha by submission (2:15 of R1)

Miles Johns beat Cody Gibson by unanimous decision

Jarno Errens defeated Steven Nguyen by unanimous decision

Darya Zheleznyakova defeated Montserrat Rendón by unanimous decision

André Mascote beats Igor Severiano by disqualification (illegal bite at 2:52 of R2)

Mick Parkin beat Mohammed Usman by unanimous decision

Source: Terra

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