Vinícius Salvador is nullified by Victor Altamirano and suffers defeat in his debut at UFC San Antonio

V. Altamirano celebrates victory at UFC San Antonio (Photo: Instagram/@ufc_brasil)

The premiere of Vinicius Salvador in Ultimate it didn't have the expected result. Despite his good performance, the Brazilian succumbed to the grappling of Victor Altamirano and was defeated in a unanimous decision by the judges. The clash was held in the flyweight division (up to 56,7kg) and marked the opening of UFC San Antonio this Saturday (25).

With the triumph over Vinícius, Altamirano adds his second consecutive victory with the Ultimate gloves and now has a record in the sport of 12 triumphs and two setbacks.

Even with the defeat, Vinícius delivered a good performance and should get new opportunities in Ultimate. Coming from the 'Contender Series', the Brazilian athlete now has a record of 14 positive results and five negative results as a sports professional.

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THE FIGHT

Vinícius started the duel very aggressively, trying some plastic blows against Salvador. The Mexican fighter, realizing the disadvantage in his striking, entered the Brazilian's legs and put him down. From above in guard, Altamirano hit the Brazilian in the waist line and kept him pinned to the ground. Vinícius tried to get up but his rival managed to impose his strength in the first moment, but the Tupiniquim soon got to his feet and both returned to the center of the cage. Back to striking, Salvador began to mock his rival in the best styleAnderson Silva' with low guard and provocations. In the final seconds, Altamirano stuck to the Brazilian's legs again until the bell sounded.

The second round began with Altamirano taking risks in his striking and trying to pressure Vinícius, who tried to take down the Mexican but was unsuccessful. Altamirano tried to take down Vínicius, but he failed, but he left the Brazilian glued to the railing. Salvador seemed skittish and soon left the position imposed by his rival. The Brazilian landed a cross that shook his opponent and drew gasps from the audience. Salvador tried a small blitz and landed another cross on his rival's face. Vinícius grew in his striking and started landing more blows on his rival, who was not fighting on the feet.

In the last part, Altamirano started intensely trying to pressure the Brazilian in his striking, but soon got into the legs and managed to take the Brazilian down. On top with ground and pound, Altamirano used elbows and punches well, but the Brazilian managed to get up soon after. Victor caught the Brazilian's leg beautifully and managed another takedown around the middle of the last round. On the ground, the Mexican frustrated the Brazilian athlete, who got up again. In the center of the cage, the two fighters exchanged blows openly and Vinícius insisted on plastic strikes. In the final minute, the Brazilian took control of the center of the cage and tried to corner the Mexican, who defended himself well and didn't leave any of the Brazilian's strikes unanswered.

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