Mauricio Ruffy wins King Green No. UFC 313. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC News
Maurício Ruffy had a dream night at UFC 313, an event held this Saturday (8). The Brazilian made good on his promising status and won King Green with a brutal spinning kick in the first round, in a fight that opened the main card. After the result, the Fighting Nerds fighter challenged Beneil Dariush in lightweights (up to 70,3 kg).
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Ruffy is expected to make it to the lightweight rankings and put himself in a good position for the organization's 'Knockout of the Year' award. In his career, he has 12 wins and one loss.
King, 38, has suffered his second consecutive defeat and has a record of 32 wins, 17 losses, one draw and one fight without a result.
Mauricio Ruffy applies a spinning kick, defeats King Green by knockout and challenges Beneil Dariush
The fight began with Maurício in range and cornering King against the fence. And a right-handed blow landed on the American's face, which made him sway but absorb it. From there, the Brazilian built up the distance and the moment of genius appeared.
After feinting a punch, Ruffy applied a spinning kick to Green's head, who fell unconscious and bleeding in the octagon. The knockout is similar to that of Edson Barboza against Terry emo, at UFC Rio 2. Awesome!
“What do you think? Tell me: Mauricio Ruffy x Beneil Dariush at a Fight Night event,” Ruffy asked in an interview in the octagon.
In a new generation fight, Joshua Van stops Rei Tsuruya from falling and takes away his rival's invincibility
Joshua Van inhibits falls King Tsuruya and takes away his rival's unbeaten record. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter/UFC News
The closing of the preliminary card marked a curiosity: Joshua Van e King Tsuruya were the first fighters born after the 2000s to face each other wearing UFC gloves. And the Myanmar-born fighter won. With a strong rhythm and pressure, he inhibited the Japanese fighter's takedowns, landed good blows in the exchange and left with his arms raised in the unanimous decision of the judges. The fight was valid for the flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg).
Van has now won 13th (and lost two) of his career – his sixth in the UFC. With a great performance, the fighter is 15th in the rankings and should climb the rankings in his quest for the belt.
Tsuruya, on the other hand, has his undefeated streak broken. The Japanese fighter was undefeated in ten fights and loses the chance to enter the list of the best fighters in the category led by Alexandre pantoja.
Check out the results of UFC 313
MAIN CARD (00pm Brasília time)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Magomed Ankalayev derrotou Alex Poatán in the unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) – fight for the belt
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Justin gaethje derrotou Raphael Fiziev in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Ignatius Bahamondes finished jalin turner with a triangle at 2m29sec of R1
Straw weight (up to 52,1 kg): Amanda lemos derrotou Iasmin Lucindo by unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Mauricio Ruffy derrotou King Green by knockout at 2m07sec of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD (20:30 p.m. Brasília time)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Joshua Van derrotou King Tsuruya by unanimous decision of the judges (30-27,30-27, 30-27)
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Bruno Hulk finished Armen petrosyan with an armbar at 4m27sec of R2
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Carlos Leal derrotou alex morono by technical knockout (punches) at 4min16s of R1
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Mairon Santos derrotou Francis Marshall by split decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ozzy Diaz derrotou Djorden dos Santos in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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