Alexander Romanov derrotou Rodrigo Zé Colmeia (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
First Brazilian in action in UFC Edmonton, this Saturday (2), Rodrigo Zé Colmeia was no match for the grappling fight of Alexander Romanov. Dominated by the Moldovan for two rounds, the Brazilian was unable to react in the final round and ended up defeated by the judges' unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
The result marks the second consecutive defeat of Rodrigo Zé Colmeia in the UFC, which puts the Brazilian's 15th position in the heavyweight rankings at risk.
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Moreover, Alexander Romanov successfully defends 13th place and returns to winning ways after defeat to Jailton Malhadinho in June. The Moldovan now has two wins in his last five fights.
Alexandr Romanov dominates in the grappling fight and controls Rodrigo Zé Colmeia for three rounds
In the first seconds of the fight, Alexander Romanov dove into the legs of Rodrigo Zé Colmeia, who defended himself at first, ended up being knocked down in the sequence, but quickly got up. The Moldovan continued to hold on to the Brazilian's waist. Romanov landed a few knees on the Brazilian's thigh. Zé Hive. The Moldovan made an effort, managed to get the Brazilian off the ground and completed a beautiful takedown, but Zé Hive He got back on his knees. Rodrigo managed to get to his feet and tried to break the hold, but Romanov managed another takedown and this time left the Brazilian on his back on the ground. In half guard, the Moldovan managed to control one of the Brazilian's arms and landed some hard blows until the bell rang.
Rodrigo Zé Colmeia wasted no time and started the second round by walking forward and striking, but Alexander Romanov took advantage of the Brazilian's approach and grabbed him, taking the fight to the fence. The referee called for action and the Moldovan worked with some knees. Romanov tried to change the level, but Zé Hive defended and got rid of the grip. Soon after, however, Romanov feinted the single leg and belted the Brazilian. After a few seconds of inaction, referee Marc Goddard stepped in and separated the athletes. In the center of the octagon, the two exchanged blows and the Brazilian's hand touched the Moldovan's face a few times, who was showing signs of fatigue. In the final stretch, the fight was stopped due to a low kick thrown by Rodrigo Zé Colmeia. Back in action, the two continued exchanging blows without much effectiveness until the end of the round.
Serhiy Sidey beats Garret Armfield in a balanced duel
In the third fight of UFC Edmonton, valid for bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg), Serhiy Sidey brought back smiles from the Canadian public by defeating Garrett Armfield in a lively and balanced duel. After almost finishing the fight in the first round, the home athlete had to deal with the American's good boxing level, but did enough to come away with the victory in the split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) at the end of the three rounds.
The victory over Garrett Armfield was the first of Serhiy Sidey in the Ultimate. Signed through the Contender Series in 2023, the Canadian had debuted with a defeat in a 'war' against Ramon Tavaras in January.
On the other side, Garrett Armfield suffers his second consecutive defeat in the organization. The American now has three losses in five fights in the octagon.
Cody Gibson dominates Chad Anheliger from start to finish and wins by decision
Cody Gibson derrotou Chad Anheliger No. UFC Edmonton (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
If the first fight of the UFC Edmonton was a Canadian victory in a tight fight, the second was exactly the opposite. The country's second representative in action, Chad Anheliger was dominated from start to finish by the American Cody Gibson and ended up defeated. With no response to the high level of grappling presented by Gibson, despite his black belt, Anheliger was controlled throughout the 15 minutes and defeated by the judges' unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
As a result, Cody Gibson adds his second consecutive victory in the UFC octagon, while Anheliger is unable to follow up on his triumph over Charalampos Grigoriou, in March, and lost for the third time in the last four fights.
Jamey-Lyn Horth beats Ivana Petrovic and opens the night well for the home athletes
Jamey-Lyn Horth derrotou Ivana Petrovic No. UFC Edmonton (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
O UFC Edmonton started well for the home athletes. The first Canadian in the octagon at this Saturday's event (2), the flyweight (up to 56,7 kg) Jamey-Lyn Horth derrotou Ivana Petrovic and scored the first point for the local representatives. Superior in grappling, Horth prevailed after three very balanced rounds and ended up with the victory in the judges' split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
As a result, Jamey-Lyn Horth recovers from the defeat suffered against Veronica Hardy and adds the second victory in the organization. On the other side, Ivana Petrovic cannot continue the triumph over Na Liang and suffers his second setback in three fights in the Ultimate.
Check out all the results from UFC Edmonton
MAIN CARD
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Brandon Moreno derrotou amir albazi by unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Erin Blanchfield derrotou Rose namajunas by unanimous decision of the judges (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
Heavyweight (Up to 120,2 kg): Derrick Lewis x Jonathan Diniz – fight canceled
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Brendson Ribeiro derrotou Caio Machado split decision from judges (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jasmine Jasudavicius derrotou Ariane da Silva by submission at 2min28s of R3 (hand triangle)
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Dustin Soltzfus defeated Marc-Andre Barriault by knockout at 4min28s of R1 (punch)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Mike Malott derrotou Trevin giles by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Aiemann Zahabi derrotou Peter Munhoz in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Charles Jourdain derrotou Victor Henry via submission (guillotine) at 3min43s of R2
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Youssef Zalal derrotou Jack shore via submission (katagatame) 59s into R2
Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Alexander Romanov derrotou Rodrigo Zé Colmeia in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Serhiy Sidey defeated Garrett Armfield by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Cody Gibson derrotou Chad Anheliger in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jamey-Lyn Horth derrotou Ivana Petrovic in the judges' split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
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