Jose Ochoa knocked out cody durden No. UFC Atlanta (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
Two weeks away from competing for the lightweight belt (up to 70,3 kg) at UFC 317, Charles of the Bronx had reasons to celebrate this Saturday (14), at UFC Atlanta. Training partner of former Chute Boxe champion Diego Lima, the Peruvian Jose Ochoa put on a show and knocked out cody durden in a duel valid for flyweight (up to 56,7 kg) on the preliminary card of the event.
At 24, Jose Ochoa achieved his first victory in the world's largest MMA organization. The Peruvian had debuted with a defeat to Lone'er Kavanagh in November last year.
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On the other side, at 34 years old, cody durden suffers his second consecutive defeat and his fourth in his last five fights.
After a busy first round, Jose Ochoa 'erases' Cody Durden with a knockout
Jose Ochoa He started the fight very active, throwing kicks with his back leg. cody durden He attacked with an overhand, but the blow went wide. As the American approached, the Peruvian landed a nice spinning punch. Amidst the fierce exchange, Durden took advantage to change level, take Ochoa down and managed to take him to the ground. The Peruvian managed to reverse the position and get back to his feet. In the center of the octagon, Ochoa continued to work his boxing well, mixing up blows to the American's head and body. In the final minute, Durden managed to get another takedown. While the American worked his ground and pound, the Peruvian remained active on the bottom, trying to finish until the end of the round.
In the first few seconds of the second round, Jose Ochoa shook cody durden with a precise left cross. With his opponent stunned, the Peruvian took advantage and landed another clean left punch to knock out his opponent.
Ricky Simon dominates Cameron Smotherman and wins by decision
In a fight valid for the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), Ricky simon dominated Cameron Smotherman for most of the three rounds and emerged victorious in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). More experienced, Simon made great use of wrestling and imposed a rhythm that his opponent could not keep up with.
The victory over Cameron Smotherman was the second consecutive Ricky simon, which came from a knockout over Javid Basharat in February. With this, the veteran recovers from the sequence of three defeats he suffered between 2023 and 2024.
On the other side, Cameron Smotherman suffers his second consecutive defeat in the octagon. The 'Baby-Faced Killer' has not won since his debut in the organization.
Phil Rowe knocks out Ange Loosa in the third round
Phil Rowe knocked out Ange Loosa No. UFC Atlanta (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
In the second fight of the event, valid for the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg), Phil Rowe pulled off a spectacular comeback to knock out Ange Loosa in the third round. Dominated by the Congolese in the first round and almost knocked out in the second, the American took advantage of Loosa's fatigue in the last round and used boxing to severely punish his rival, who lost his mouth guard halfway through, until the referee interrupted in the last minute of the fight.
At 34, Phil Rowe recovers from a two-game losing streak and wins for the first time since December 2022. On the other side, Ange Loosa He reaches his third fight without winning, with two consecutive defeats and a fight without a result.
Jamey-Lyn Horth confirms favoritism and beats Vanessa Demopoulos in the opening card
Jamey-Lyn Horth derrotou Vanessa Demopoulos No. UFC Atlanta (Photo: Twitter/UFC News)
In the first fight of UFC Atlanta, valid for the women's flyweight division (up to 56,7 kg), Jamey-Lyn Horth had no difficulty in confirming favoritism and beating Vanessa Demopoulos. With a large advantage in height and reach, the Canadian punished the American from medium to long distance and dominated the duel to emerge victorious in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
As a result, Jamey-Lyn Horth recovered from defeat to Miranda maverick and has continued to alternate positive and negative results since arriving at the organization, where he has three triumphs and two defeats.
On the other side, Vanessa Demopoulos finds herself in a delicate situation after suffering her third consecutive defeat in the octagon. Now, the American has five wins and five losses in the Ultimate.
UFC ATLANTA RESULTS
MAIN CARD (23pm Brasília time)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Kamaru Usman x Joaquin buckley
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Rose namajunas x Miranda maverick
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Edmen shahbazyan x Andre Petroski
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): cody garbrandt x Raoni barcelos
Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Mansur Abdul-Malik x Cody Brundage
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Alonzo Menifield x Oumar Sy
PRELIMINARY CARD (20pm Brasília time)
Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Paul Craig x Rodolfo Bellato
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Michael chiesa x Court mcgee
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Malcolm Wellmaker x Kris moutinho
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jose Ochoa derrotou cody durden by knockout (punches) 11s from R2
Bantam weight (up to 61,2 kg): Ricky simon derrotou Cameron Smotherman in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Phil Rowe derrotou Ange Loosa by technical knockout (punches) at 4min03s of R3
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jamey-Lyn Horth derrotou Vanessa Demopoulos in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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