V. Luque (photo) in victory for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @luquevicente
Brazilian representatives in UFC Las Vegas 5, held this Saturday (1), in the United States, Vincent Luque e Jennifer maia left the show with their pockets full after their dominant victories. With great performances, the fighters received R$50 (around R$261) each as a 'Performance of the Night' bonus. The 'Best Fight' award was presented to Bobby Green e Lando vannata. The information was released to the press by Ultimate's press office.
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First Brazilian to climb into the octagon, Vincent Luque had the tough challenge of beating the promising Randy Brown on the main card. Favorite in the bookmakers, the promising welterweight did not disappoint and managed a devastating knockout of the Jamaican in the second round. With the triumph, the athlete continues the trajectory towards the top of the division led by Kamaru Usman.
One of the protagonists of the co-main fight of the night, Jennifer maia ignored the weight of her challenge and showed great competence to defeat the experienced Joanne calderwood. With an impeccable performance, the woman from Paraná proved to be superior both on her feet and on the ground, where she won the victory after locking in an armbar in the first round. The triumph over the Scot put the Brazilian one step closer to competing for the flyweight belt (up to 56,7kg), which belongs to Valentina Shevchenko.
As one of the most anticipated fights of the night, the rematch between Bobby Green e Lando vannata did not disappoint. Repeating a confrontation held in 2017, when the fighters drew in one of the fights at UFC 216, the lightweights (up to 70,3kg) were willing to settle the score. In a three-round fight, the experienced Brown emerged victorious in the judges' unanimous decision.
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