cody garbrandt in victory in UFC 296. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFC
the star of cody garbrandt it shined again. Former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg), the athlete had a gala performance on the preliminary card of the UFC 296, held this Saturday (16), in Las Vegas (USA). Before brian kelleher, the North American repeated his past performances and moved away from the dramatic retrospect experienced in recent years with an overwhelming knockout in the first round.
The victory gives morale to the division icon. The triumph represents the second consecutive victory for 'No Love', which, before the weekend's engagement, had been on a streak of five defeats in the last seven appearances.
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Garbrandt's new victim, Kelleher had the warning signal turned on. The stumble marked the North American's fourth defeat in six fights in Ultimate.
The return of the 'old' Cody Garbrandt
The former bantamweight champion took the initiative in the confrontation, combining jabs, straight shots and low kicks. Kelleher saved his attacks and tried to find the distance to take his opponent to the ground. After almost two minutes, Brian managed to get closer and started to press Cody against the bars. Garbrandt defended the takedown and prevented his opponent from advancing. Halfway through the stage, Cody managed to pull away and the challenge was once again contested in the center of the octagon. Almost in the final minute, Cody forced Brian to walk back after a series of jabs and rights. After Kelleher's response, Garbrandt landed a clean right on Brian's chin, which immediately collapsed. Noticing Kelleher's condition, the referee stopped the confrontation.
UFC 296 results
MAIN CARD
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Leon edwards derrotou Colby covington in the unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) – fight for the belt
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Alexandre pantoja derrotou Brandon royval in the unanimous decision of the judges (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) – fight for the belt
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Shavkat Rakhmonov finished Stephen Thompson with a rear naked choke at 4m46s of R2
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Paddy Pimblett derrotou Tony Ferguson in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Josh Emmett derrotou Bryce mitchell by knockout at 1m57s of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alonzo Menifield derrotou dustin jacoby in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Irene aldana derrotou Karol Rosa in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): cody garbrandt derrotou brian kelleher by knockout at 3m42s of R1
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Ariane Lipski submitted Casey O'Neill with an armbar 1m18s into R2
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Tagir Ulanbekov derrotou cody durden via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4min25s of R2
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): André Fili derrotou Lucas Almeida by technical knockout (punches) at 3min32s of R1
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Shamil Gaziev derrotou Martin Buday by technical knockout (punches) 56s into R2
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