This Saturday, UFC 303 rocked Las Vegas, with Alex Poatan and Jiri Prochazka having their rematch for the light heavyweight belt as the night’s headline bout
This Saturday, UFC 303 rocked Las Vegas, with Alex Poatan and Jiri Prochazka challenging for the light heavyweight title in the night’s marquee bout at T-Mobile Arena.
And once again, Poatan proved why he is in practically every combat sports history book, once again knocking out the Czech and retaining his division title.
Fight
Alex Poatan opens with a leg kick and Prochazka responds by going up as well. The Brazilian has always tried to kick his opponent in the leg, who has not managed to get close enough to dictate the pace of the fight, leaving everything in the hands of the champion, who has not sought a more energetic approach, aiming only downwards. kicks and some combinations.
Everything would change at the end of the first round, when Poatan practically managed to knock Prochazka down with a left hand which the Czech managed to survive. He didn’t succeed at the very beginning of the second round, when a high kick finally knocked the challenger to the ground, who had to resist a little longer until the fight was stopped and the Brazilian, once again in spectacular fashion, , you won in the UFC and retained the belt.
Diego Lopes beats rival caught up in last minute
Diego Lopes had a weekend like never before in his UFC career. On Friday (28), he saw that the fight he was going to have against Brian Ortega at featherweight had been changed to lightweight because ‘T-City would not be able to reach the weight of 66 kg. And during the card, the American had to leave the fight due to a health problem and was replaced practically at the last minute by Dan Ige,
When the fight began, the Brazilian immediately got up and landed good blows on the American, but without much force and soon leaving room for Ige to even things up. The first round remained somewhat even, but ultimately, attempting a takedown, the American opened up space for Diego to grab the neck and risk submission twice, once via guillotine choke and once via ‘D’Arce choke, both unsuccessful.
In the second round, Ige tried to go harder on the attack, but was quickly defeated by Diego after trying a high kick, which he tried to finish quickly. Despite not succeeding, he maintained strong control over the American’s shoulders, ‘gluing’ him and ‘carrying’ him as much as he could in this second part of the duel, with Ige defending himself as much as possible to avoid submission.
The blow returned at the beginning of the third round and Ige landed a nice bomb with the right, to which the Brazilian responded, who had the opportunity to rise and attempt the takedown, but the American found space and took advantage of the Brazilian’s tiredness, he began to hit hard until he was conquered. The fight began to take on dramatic tones in the final moments, with the American who managed to stay in Diego’s guard and began to hit the Brazilian hard until the end. In the end, after much confusion, Diego Lopes won the judges’ decision.
On the ground, Ian Machado Garry overcomes Michael Page
In a fight that had already been characterized by much provocation and controversy before UFC 303, Ian Machado Garry and Michael Page faced off. The fight promised a lot in terms of striking, but what really set the tone was the Irishman’s wrestling, who immediately focused on takedowns and his ground game to try to demonstrate the power of the Englishman.
Garry almost finished the challenge in the first round and remained choked in the subsequent rounds, suffering the blows of “Venom”, who caught him well. But the control he has on the ground will end up dictating the pace of the entire fight and giving the Brazilian-bound Irishman (he trains at Chute Boxe with Charles do Bronx) another victory and the maintenance of his unbeaten record.
Jean Silva and Vinícius Oliveira win; Mayra Sheetara is eliminated
Three more Brazilians stepped into the Octagon at UFC 303 in Las Vegas. On the main card, Mayra Sheetara faced Macy Chiasson, doing very well in striking during the first round and fighting in close contact. But in the second, after receiving an elbow from below on the floor, Mayra suffered a cut whose appearance and bleeding became clearly visible. Despite the denials of the woman from Minas Gerais, the medical team of the event decided to veto her continuation in the fight and Chiasson won by technical knockout.
Jean Silva faced Charles Jourdain in one of the fights on the preliminary card. The Catarinense quickly showed the facets of the ‘Lord Assassin’ and dominated on his feet in the first round, even knocking out the Canadian. In the second round, Jean kept up the pressure by fighting on his feet and, in an attempt to knock down Jourdain, gained the upper hand, who took over his rival and knocked him out.
The first Brazilian to step into the Octagon at UFC 303, Vinícius Oliveira faced Ricky Simón and had a great performance in the fight that opened the card. ‘Lok Dog’ invested heavily in lashing and defensive takedowns to control the fight, having more success with kicks in the first two rounds and in the third and decisive round with punches, thus managing to dominate the fight and win his second fight in Last.
UFC 303 Results: Poatan x Prochazka 2
Main card
Alex Poatan defeats Jiri Prochazka via TKO (0:13 by R2) – Poatan retains light heavyweight belt
Diego Lopes beat Dan Ige by unanimous decision
Roman Dolidze beat Anthony Smith by unanimous decision
Macy Chiasson defeated Mayra Sheetara by TKO (1:58 by R2)
Ian Machado Garry defeated Michael Page by unanimous judges decision
Preliminary paper
Joe Pyfer defeats Marc-André Barriault by KO (1:25 of R1)
Andre Fili defeated Cub Swanson by split decision
Jean Silva beats Charles Jourdain by KO (1:20 by R2)
Payton Talbott defeated Yanis Ghemmouri by KO (0:19 by R1)
Gillian Robertson beat Michelle Waterson-Gomez by unanimous decision
Martin Buday beat Andrei Arlovski by split decision
King Tsuruya beat Carlos Hernandez by unanimous decision of the judges
Vinícius Oliveira defeated Ricky Simón by unanimous decision of the judges
Source: Terra
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