Bruno Bulldoguinho fights with determination, but suffers a knockout and suffers a second defeat at UFC 316

Joshua Van in victory over Bruno Bulldoguinho. Photo: Reproduction/UFC

Big underdog in the betting houses, Bruno Bulldoguinho performed at UFC 316 determined to break the bank and get back to winning ways. Despite his great dedication and determination in the octagon, the Brazilian ended up having difficulty with his strategy. Joshua Van and was knocked out in the third round, after suffering three knockdowns in previous rounds.

Ranked 12th in the flyweight rankings (up to 56,7kg), the Brazilian wasted the opportunity to erase his last setback and has now accumulated two consecutive losses in his career with the organization. With good moments in the fight, the athlete managed to scare people with his boxing, but could not resist the violent punishment imposed by his rival.

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On the other hand, Van is expecting to get closer to the top 10 in the ranking update that will take place this Tuesday (10). A prospect in the category, the fighter achieved his fourth consecutive triumph and received much praise from Joe Rogan, the official narrator of the UFC.

Bruno Bulldoguinho is knocked out and suffers second defeat in a row

The fight began with Bruno delivering a violent kick to Van's leg, knocking his opponent off balance. In the center of the octagon, the fighters kept close to medium range and feinted punches, trying to find a better distance to hit each other. Despite throwing violent punches, Bulldoguinho was unable to connect his best punches and ended up being counterattacked. In a great moment, Joshua landed a jab and a straight punch, knocking the Brazilian down, who managed to recover and get back to his feet. After a scare, Bruno managed to return to the fight and pose a dangerous scenario for his opponent, who also did not hesitate to keep moving forward.

In the second round, Bruno opted to use grappling, but was unsuccessful in his attack. Ready to exchange punches, the athletes opted for boxing and created a tense moment every time they landed blows at close range. Once again successful with his hands, Joshua took Bulldoguinho down with his power, applied a sequence of blows, but was unsuccessful in knocking out his resistant opponent. The second time the scenario repeated itself in the round, Van dove into the veteran's guard, but decided to get up in the final seconds.

After hearing from his coaches that he urgently needed a knockout in the third round, Bruno came back using jabs and feinting with his leg to confuse Van. Trying to close the distance to hit his opponent, Bulldoguinho paid dearly and received powerful punches that shook his head. Despite the difficulty, the Brazilian remained standing and went after what his coaches had asked of him. In the final moments of the round, the Brazilian felt the prospect's follow-up, fell again and forced the referee to stop the fight.

UFC 316 results

MAIN CARD (23pm Brasília time)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Merab Dvalishvili submitted Sean O'Malley with a guillotine choke at 4m42sec of R3

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg.): Kayla harrison derrotou Julianna Pena via submission (kimura) at 4m55s of R2

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): joe pyfer derrotou Kelvin Gastelum in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)

Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): mario bautista derrotou Patchy mix in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD (19pm Brasília time)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg):  Joshua Van derrotou Bruno Bulldoguinho by technical knockout (punches) at 4:1 of R3

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Azamat Murzakanov derrotou Brendson Ribeiro by technical knockout (punches) at 3:35 of R1

Heavy weight (up to 120,2 kg): Waldo Cortes Acosta derrotou Serghei Spivac in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Welterweight (up to 77 kg): Andreas Gustafsson derrotou Khaos Williams in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)

Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Cong Wang derrotou Ariane Lipski in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Joosang Yoo derrotou Jeka Saragih by knockout 28s into R1

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Quillan Salkilld derrotou Yanal Ashmoz in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Light weight (up to 70,3 kg): Marquel Mederos derrotou Mark Choinski in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)