D. Cerrone seeks victory over A. Iaquinta to climb the lightweight rankings. Photo: Reproduction/ Instagram cowboycerrone
Coming off two consecutive victories, the North American Donald Cerrone they need to win their duel next Saturday (4) to reach the top of the division rankings. The 'Cowboy' and his adversary, To the fifth, clash in the main fight of UFC Ottawa, in Canada. The triumph will put one of the athletes in a good position in the category.
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Donald Cerrone He has already confessed that he is living a great moment in his life. After the birth of his son, the veteran has demonstrated greater physical vigor and performed very well in his last duels. In January of this year, when he defeated Alexander Hernandez With a devastating knockout in the second round, the fighter drew praise from UFC management.
His opponent, however, came from a sequence of five consecutive victories for the organization, until being defeated by the current linear champion of the division, Khabib Nurmagomedov, in April last year, at UFC 223. The fight was valid for the linear lightweight title (up to 70,3kg.). After the setback, Iaquinta faced Kevin Lee in December 2018, and emerged victorious in the judges' unanimous decision.
If you defeat Cerrone, To the fifth can be scaled to face Tony Ferguson ou Conor McGregor, who are immediately ahead of you in the rankings.
Giants in the octagon
Juan Adams will have his second fight in Ultimate. The 27-year-old will put his unbeaten record on the line against world wrestling champion Arjan Bhullar, 32. The two will face each other in the second fight on the preliminary card, which promises to catch fire.
Bhullar will have his third fight for the company. In the first three, the Canadian lost one and won two matches.
Close fight
One of the most anticipated duels at UFC Ottawa is the fight between Cub swanson e Shane burgos. Swanson currently occupies 10th place in the featherweight rankings, whose champion is the Hawaiian Max Holloway. Although he is coming off three consecutive defeats, the North American is looking to get back on track with victories against an opponent who is looking to enter the category's ranking.
Shane burgos debuted in Ultimate in 2016. Since then, he has appeared five times, winning four fights and being defeated only once, in January 2018. The triumph over his next opponent, in the fourth fight on the main card, could put the North American definitively among the top 15 in the organization's ranking.
UFC Ottawa Technical Sheet
DATE: May 4, 2019
HOURS: From 18pm (Brasília time)
LOCAL: Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
HOW TO WATCH: Combate Channel
MAIN CARD (21pm Brasília time)
Lightweight: To the fifth (70,2kg.) x Donald Cerrone (70,2kg.)
Average weight: Derek Brunson (83,9kg.) x Elias Theodorou (83,6kg.)
Feather weight: Cub swanson (66,1kg.) x Shane burgos (66,2kg.)
Bantamweight: Brad Katona (61,4kg.) x Merab Dvalishvili (61,6kg.)
Heavyweight: Walt Harris (117kg.) x Sergey Spivak (115,1kg.)
Average weight: Marc-Andre Barriault (83,8kg.) x Andrew Sanchez (83,6kg.)
PRELIMINARY CARD (18pm Brasília time)
Bantamweight: Macy chiasson (61,6kg.)* x Sarah Moras (61,6kg.)
Bantamweight: Aiemann Zahabi (61,2kg.) x Vince Morales (61,6kg.)
Welterweight: Nordine Taleb (77,3kg.) x Kyle Prepolec (70,1kg.)
Feather weight: kyle nelson (66,2 kg.) x Matt Sayles (66,1 kg.)
Heavyweight: Arjan Bhullar (110,6 kg.) x Juan Adams (120,6 kg.)
Bantamweight: Mitch Gagnon (61,6 kg.) x Cole Smith (61,6 kg.)
* Macy chiasson It did not meet the weight of the division and required an hour of tolerance.
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