After a good start, Marlon Moraes is run over by Merab Dvalishvili and loses his third consecutive fight in the UFC

M. Dvalishivili beats M. Moraes in the UFC 266. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc_brasil

Couldn't Marlon moraes No. UFC 266. In the last fight on the preliminary card of the event, the Brazilian had a great start to the fight against Merab Dvalishvili, but suffered an upset and lost by technical knockout in the second round.

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The defeat was the third in a row Marlon moraes, who now has four negative results in his last five appearances in the Octagon.

On the other side, Merab Dvalishvili He won his seventh consecutive UFC title and proved once again that he is one of the most promising names in the organization's bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg).

THE FIGHT

Right at the beginning of the fight, Marlon moraes made clear his intention to abuse leg kicks to undermine the movement of Merab Dvalishvili. In the first takedown attempt, the Georgian managed to take down the Brazilian, who quickly got up and continued to attack his opponent's calf. Almost halfway through the round, Marlon managed a great sequence of blows and even took down the Georgian. When Marlon's victory seemed on the way, Dvalishvili managed to stick to the Brazilian and take the fight to the ground, landing in an advantageous position. On top, the Georgian applied good elbows and hammered the Brazilian, who resisted until the bell sounded.

At the beginning of the second round, Dvalishvili landed a great straight shot and then attacked with a takedown to take down Marlon. From above, the Georgian attacked again with many elbows. A warrior, Marlon managed to stay on his feet and tried to attack with the double leg, but it was Dvalishvili who managed to take him down. With the Brazilian on all fours, the Georgian landed hard left blows on the side of the Brazilian's head until the referee stopped him for a technical knockout.

Dan Hooker beats Nasrat Haqparast by unanimous decision and wins again in the UFC

D. Hooker defeated N. Haqparast in the UFC 266 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

PUBLICITY:

In the penultimate fight of the preliminary card of the UFC 266, Dan Hooker derrotou Nasrat Haqparast by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-27) in a duel valid for the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg).

After encountering some difficulty in the stand-up fight in the first round, the Australian, ranked eighth in the lightweight rankings, made use of his greater experience and started to fight a more strategic fight in the remaining two rounds, managing to take the fight to the ground and score points for achieve victory.

Dan Hooker rediscovered the winning path after consecutive defeats to Dustin poirier e Michael chandler. Nasrat Haqparast, in turn, missed a good opportunity to enter the division's rankings and saw their two-win streak interrupted.

Chris Daukaus ignores Shamil Abdurakhimov and wins fifth in a row

C. Daukaus knocked out S. Abdurakhimov in the UFC 266 (Photo: Instagram/UFC_Brasil)

In the sixth fight of the preliminary card, valid for the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg), Chris Daukas defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO in the second round.

The fight came close to ending in the first round, when Chris Daukas he landed a clean left hook on the tip of Shamil Abdurakhimov's chin, who went to the canvas. The North American got the mount and punished the Russian, who ended up saved by the bell.

At the beginning of the second round, it was a straight shot from Daukaus that knocked Abdurakhimov down. The North American threatened to celebrate, but, when he saw that the referee did not stop the fight, he went up and completed the job with hard blows, achieving victory by technical knockout.

The victory was the fifth consecutive knockout victory for Daukaus, who remains undefeated in Ultimate. Shamil Abdurakhimov, on the other hand, lost his second in a row in the organization.

UFC 266 RESULTS

MAIN CARD

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Alexander Volkanovsky x Brian ortega – Fight for the belt

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Valentina Shevchenko x Lauren Murphy – Fight for the belt

Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Nick Diaz x Robbie Lawler

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Curtis blaydes x Jairzinho Rozenstruik

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Jessica Stacker x Cynthia calvillo

PRELIMINARY CARD

Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Merab Dvalishvili derrotou Marlon moraes by technical knockout at 4m25s of R2

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Dan Hooker derrotou Nasrat Haqparast in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Chris Daukas defeated Shamil Abdurakhimov via TKO at 1m32s of R2

Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Taila Santos defeated Roxanne Modafferi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): jalin turner finished Uros Medic with a rear naked choke at 4m01s of R1

Middleweight (up to 83,9kg): Nick Maximov defeated Cody Brundage in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight (up to 77kg): Matthew Semelsberger defeated Martin Sano by knockout 15 seconds ago. from R1

Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Jonathan Pearce finished Omar Morales with a rear naked choke at 3m31s of R2