UFC New Jersey: Rafael Sapo beats Muhammad Ali's son-in-law in Brazilian show on the preliminary card

R. Sapo defeats Kevin Casey at UFC New Jersey

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Brazilian party on the preliminary card of UFC New Jersey, an event held this Saturday night (30), in Newark (USA). With four representatives in the opening program, the country's athletes left the Octagon with three wins and just one defeat. The highlight was the Minas Gerais Rafael Sapo, who scored his fourth consecutive victory in the organization by knocking out Kevin Casey, son-in-law of the legend Muhammad Ali.

Besides Rafael Sapo, the other Brazilian victories of the night were Carlos Diego Ferreira, who beat Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Wilson reis, who beat Dustin Ortiz, both by judges' decision.

The country's only setback on the preliminary card was Felipe Olivieri. Your training partner José Aldo, who was making his Ultimate debut, was submitted by Tony Martin in the third round.

Rafael Sapo beats Muhammad Ali's son-in-law

R. Sapo defeated K. Casey, son-in-law of the legend Muhammad Ali. Photo: UFC

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Rafael Sapo proved why he is going through one of the best phases of his career. Facing Kevin Casey, son-in-law of Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, the Brazilian suffered in the first round, but managed to recover in the second round and achieve victory by knockout in the third round.

The first round of the dispute started evenly. The North American landed the best blows while standing, but Sapo managed a takedown and balanced the dispute. However, Casey got up and returned to the contest with striking. Rafael tried again to take down his rival, but ended up falling underneath, but he also managed to get out of the pressure quickly.

At the end of the partial, with the North American leading the scoring round, Rafael Sapo he unleashed a blow that reminded him of Muhammad Ali, Kevin Casey's son-in-law. With a left cross, which landed squarely on the chin, the Brazilian took his rival to the ground, who was truly saved by the bell.

Buoyed by the blow at the end of the first round, Sapo came back with everything in the second round. During the exchange of blows, the Brazilian landed a good counterattack and bent his opponent's knee. Afterwards, he took down the American and hit him from above, scoring points and wearing down his rival. When Casey managed to get out of the pressure, he was hit again but he was already quite worn out and Rafael managed the round without being scared.

In the third round, Sapo came back ready to end the fight. He closed the distance, took down Kevin Casey and quickly reached mount. From above, Sapo threw several punches, which opened a large cut on his face. With no reaction from the North American, referee Gary Copeland interrupted the dispute and declared a technical knockout at 3m37s of the last half.

Wilson Reis dominates Ortiz in great fight

W. Reis (left) defeated D. Ortiz in a great performance. Photo: UFC

With an almost perfect performance, the Brazilian Wilson reis achieved an important victory in the UFC. Facing the tough Dustin Ortiz, the Brazilian dominated his rival in the stand-up fight, on the ground and came close to submission on a few occasions. But despite not finishing the fight before the bell, the Minas Gerais native won the fight with a unanimous decision from the judges.

The fight between the flyweights got off to a busy start. The American added speed to the exchange of blows, but Wilson responded in kind and still caused difficulties for his rival with his left-handed base. Halfway through the period, the Brazilian took control of the dispute and always struck with precision, always hitting Dustin in the face.

In the second round, the Brazilian came back even better. In addition to the accurate counterattack, Wilson took the initiative and always hit his rival hard. Precisely in the stand-up fight, Reis approached and took down his rival. On the ground, he quickly reached his back. Ortiz defended himself as best he could and was saved by the bell, when in a beautiful movement the fighter from Minas Gerais went for an armbar.

In the third round, the Brazilian, who already excelled in standing and ground fighting, showed another virtue: his physical conditioning. Without losing pace, Reis continued to put pressure on in the last part. He quickly took the fight to the ground and once again dominated Dustin Ortiz's back. The North American managed to defend himself and return to fighting on his feet.

Despite managing to escape the pressure, Oriz did not show the strength to continue in the dispute. He was knocked down repeatedly by the Brazilian. In the final seconds, Wilson reis He reached Dustin's back again and ended the fight by striking from the top.

In the end, the three judges scored 30×27 for Wilson reis, who scored his 19th career victory.

Felipe Olivieri debuts with defeat

F. Olivieri was submitted in his UFC debut. Photo: UFC

The premiere of Felipe Olivieri in the UFC it didn't go the way the Brazilian expected. Your training partner José Aldo He even started the fight against Tony Martin well, but fell off half way through the second round and was finished in the third round with a rear naked choke.

At the beginning of the fight, Martin didn't want to take any chances in a stand-up fight with the Brazilian and soon looked for a takedown. But Felipe got up quickly and put his striking into play. Olivieri landed good punches on the American and avoided his rival's clinch, avoiding being taken down.

In the second round, Felipe seemed more comfortable. The Brazilian unleashed his game with confidence, but the pace of the contest took its toll on the Nova União fighter. Towards the end of the round, the North American landed a sequence of blows that 'rocked' Olivieri, who clung to his rival to avoid being knocked out.

Confident at the end of round two, Tony Martin returned ready to settle the bill in the third round. The North American took the initiative in the fight and Felipe tried to respond only with kicks to his rival's leg.

Without taking any chances in the stand-up fight, Martin closed the distance, got the takedown and worked on his ground game. When Felipe tried to get up, Tony dominated his back and secured the rear naked choke. The Brazilian tried to resist the choke, but ended up losing it, being submitted at 3:02 of the third round.

UFC New Jersey preliminary card results

Tarec saffiedine derrotou Jake ellenberger in the unanimous decision of the judges (29×28, 29×28, 29×28).

Carlos Diego Ferreira defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier via unanimous decision (30×27, 29×28, 29×28)

Rafael Sapo defeated Kevin Casey by technical knockout (punches) at 3:37 of R3;

Wilson reis defeated Dustin Ortiz via unanimous decision (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)

Alexander Yakovlev defeated George Sullivan by knockout at 3:51 in R1;

Alex Caceres defeated Masio Fullen via unanimous decision (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)

Levan Makashvili x Damon Jackson tied (29×27-Jackson, 28×28, 28×28)

Randy Brown defeated Matt Dwyer via unanimous decision (29×28, 29×28, 29×28)

Tony Martin finished Felipe Olivieri with a rear naked choke at 3m02s of R3