This Saturday (14), in Las Vegas, an event that will go down in history took place. The Esfera, a high-tech stage and one of the most expensive in the world, hosted UFC 306
This Saturday (14), in Las Vegas, an event that will go down in history took place. The ‘Esfera’, a high-tech stage and one of the most expensive in the world, hosted UFC 306, the ‘Noche UFC’ (due to the celebrations for the Independence of Mexico), a card that Dana White bet as one of the biggest of the year.
The main fight of the evening was for the bantamweight belt, between Sean O’Malley and Merab Dvalishvili. The Georgian dominated throughout the fight, gave no respite to “Suga” and became the new champion of the category after five rounds of hard work, especially on the ground.
The fight
The main event of UFC 306 began with both fighters attempting to engage in a stand-up fight, but failing to land any significant strikes. Dvalishvili even risked a few takedown attempts, but they didn’t have the desired effect. Only at the end of the first round does an exciting moment occur, when a punch attempt by “Suga” results in a successful takedown and with the Georgian trying to submit.
O’Malley is knocked down again at the start of the second round and tries to find the submission, but in the process he grabs his opponent’s glove and is warned by the referee (Dvalishvili’s coach had previously received a warning for going against his pupil’s instructions). Soon, the American turns and leaves his back to the challenger to attempt the guillotine, but this is abandoned. And the round ends with the challenger accusing the champion of “kissing” him at that moment.
The American is more successful with body shots and that’s what he invests in in the third round, but a great attack from the challenger generates another takedown and another failed guillotine attempt. The final match of this round was a bit more ferocious and with strikes based on the fight script.
Still with body shots, O’Malley tries to impose himself in the fourth round. But Dvalishvili was also willing to take pressure from “Suga” to fight on the ground. Up top, the Georgian tried to suffocate with shots and blows, leaving no breathing space for the champion. The American tried to escape the suffocation, but in the final seconds he almost saw a guillotine hit him,
Dvalishvili caught a nice overhand right at the start of the fifth and decisive round and took down the American in the takedown, managing to suffocate him. Then, getting up, O’Malley had a shot blocked by the Georgian, who felt the effects of another kick and even put pressure on his rival’s feet. But with the fight and the belt practically guaranteed, all he had to do was fall again in the final seconds to become the new UFC bantamweight champion.
Valentina Shevchenko Wins Trilogy, Reclaims Flyweight Belt
The first title fight at UFC 306 was between Valentina Shevchenko and Alexa Grasso, making the trilogy flyweight title fight. The fight started evenly, but the Kyrgyz soon took control of the fight and took her to the ground. It was Grasso who, on the ground, tried to work in some submissions, but to no avail.
The first round ended with both fighters attempting to land a fixed guillotine. In the second part of the fight, there was another takedown by Valentina that almost gave the Mexican a chance to submit on the ground. The fight was quite close up until that point, but the champion was more resourceful in finding the right position to close the fight. There were several attempts to try to finish, but nothing happened.
With jabs and combination attempts, the third round saw good competition, but once again “Bullet” won the fight, now in a better position to work on the grip until reaching the finishing position. The Kyrgyz also tried to go behind the Mexican, but did not have the chance to catch and block her.
In the fourth round, in an attempt to take the single leg, Valentina exposed herself to a guillotine, which Alexa Grass tried to work well on, again without success. In the dispute to adjust the position, the “Bullet” went to half guard and tried to attack with the katagatame, with the Mexican escaping and being the target of some ground and pound in the final seconds,
Striking Grasso managed to put together a combination at the beginning of the fifth and decisive round and then made another takedown, without result. The Kyrgyz tries a takedown without success and, soon, a new attempt brings the fight to the top and then to the bottom. The two remain standing and the fight takes place at a fast pace, in the end another fall for “Bullet”, who had control until the end and thus managed to regain the title thanks to the decision of the judges.
,Diego Lopes ‘massacres’ Brian Ortega and is close to the belt
Diego Lopes faced Brian Ortega in one of the main fights of UFC 306. From the beginning, a good combination from the Brazilian put the former featherweight title challenger in difficulty, who was easy prey for a grappling attempt by Diego, which proved fruitless. the completion.
The Mexican-based Brazilian took control of the fight and even opened a cut on Ortega’s eyebrow in the first round, but “T-City” managed to withstand Diego’s attacks and even tied things up in the second round. However, it was Diego Lopes who hit harder, annoying him with a series of punches and kicks.
In the third round, during a combination, a right hand shot further damaged Ortega’s cut, and he was again knocked down with a left hook. Although he was not knocked out, Diego earned his fifth consecutive victory and may have gotten closer to the belt.
Women’s Day in the Octagon
Brazil had two more fighters representing them at UFC 306. Closing the preliminary card, Norma Dumont faced Irene Aldana and put on a bloody show in the “Esfera” octagon, especially since an accidental clash of heads opened a cut in the Mexican. Being much better at striking than her rival, Norma dominated and won the fight by decision of the judges, this being her fifth consecutive triumph in Ultimate.
Previously, Ketlen Souza faced Yazmin Jauregui. “Esquentadinha” showed what she came for by landing a beautiful left cross on the Mexican, taking her down and then switching to ground fighting. In the fight, she quickly went back. She secured the rear naked choke and ended the fight in the first round, making this her second Ultimate win.
UFC 306 Results: O’Malley x Dvalishvili
Main card
Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O’Malley by unanimous decision – Dvalishvili is the new bantamweight champion
Valentina Shevchenko defeated Alexa Grasso by unanimous decision of the judges – Valentina is the new flyweight champion
Diego Lopes beat Brian Ortega by unanimous decision
Esteban Ribovics defeated Daniel Zellhuber by split decision
Ronaldo RodrÃguez defeated Ode Osbourne by unanimous decision
Preliminary paper
Norma Dumont defeated Irene Aldana by unanimous decision of the judges
Ignacio Bahamondes defeats Manuel Torres by TKO (4:02 by R1)
Ketlen Souza defeats Yazmin Jauregui via submission (3:02 of R1)
Joshua Van defeated Edgar ChaÃrez by unanimous decision of the judges
Raul Rosas Jr defeated Aori Qileng by unanimous decision of the judges
Source: Terra
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