In the penultimate fight of the preliminary card of the UFC 274, valid for the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg), Macy chiasson derrotou Norm Dumont in the judges' split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27). The North American “tied up” the Brazilian during most of the fight and managed to come away with the victory.
The result interrupts the winning streak of Norm Dumont in the UFC. The Brazilian had three consecutive victories, but ended up suffering the second defeat of her career and the first since February 2020.
On the other side, Macy chiasson recovers from the defeat suffered against Rachel Pennington, in December, and now has three wins in his last four fights.
THE FIGHT
The first seconds of the fight were study sessions on the part of both athletes. The initiative was Macy chiasson, who, taking advantage of his size advantage, attempted long-range strikes. Norm Dumont managed to shorten and work with jab and direct. When the North American attempted a shot, the Brazilian counterattacked well, hitting and leaving. Norma shortened it once again, but received a clean cross from Chiasson. The North American managed to connect another good direct. In the final stretch, Norm Dumont she risked a round punch, but the North American dodged well and still managed to put the Brazilian down before the bell sounded.
Macy chiasson started the second round by attacking more, while Norm Dumont I looked for counterattacks. A high kick from the North American stopped in the Brazilian's guard. Norm Dumont He released a good combination of kicks to the waist and crosses. Macy chiasson went to the clinch and placed the Brazilian with her back against the fence. After a lot of insistence, the North American managed to put the Brazilian down, but she was unable to maintain the position and the fight returned to the cage. Macy chiasson He sought the Muay Thai clinch and threw some knees at Norma, who responded with hooks.
Norm Dumont started the third round with a good jab and straight sequence, but Macy chiasson quickly responded with a takedown. The Brazilian managed to get back to her feet, but still with the North American holding on to her waist. Norm Dumont managed to free herself for a few seconds and connected good crosses on Chiasson, who quickly stuck to the Brazilian again. The North American attempted the takedown, but it was the Brazilian who fell on top. Back on your feet, Norm Dumont landed a clean blow on Chiasson's face, which shook, but managed to stick to the Brazilian again. In the final stretch of the fight, the Brazilian threatened to lasso the North American's neck, but to no avail.
Check out the statistics of the duel between Norma Dumont and Macy Chiasson:
Brandon Royval puts on a show and submits Matt Schnell in the first round
B. Royval submitted M. Schnell in the UFC 274 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The UFC's seventh fight, valid for the flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg), Brandon royval showed that jiu-jitsu is up to date and finished Matt schnell in the first round. The “Raw Dawg” escaped a guillotine attempt from his rival and used the same move to finish the fight immediately afterwards.
The victory over Matt schnell was the second consecutive Brandon royval, who had beaten the Brazilian Rogerio Bontorin in January. Sixth in the rankings, the North American recovered from consecutive defeats to Brandon Moreno e Alexandre pantoja.
Matt schnell, in turn, lost for the first time since 2019. The ninth place in the ranking came from a victory and a fight without result in the UFC octagon.
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