Caldewwod beats Ariane on the preliminary card. Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
The year 2019 started with a bitter taste for Brazilian fighters. With two representatives on the preliminary card of UFC Brooklyn, an event held this Saturday (19), in New York (USA), the country left the fight area with two defeats.
In his Ultimate debut, Vinicius Mamute was no match for Alonzo Menifield and lost by knockout in the first round. Ariane Lipski, who was also debuting on the show, was surpassed by the Scottish Joanne calderwood
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With a Polish name, but born in Curitiba, Ariane Lipski struggled in her debut in the Octagon. The Paraná native was unable to impose her standing game against the Scottish player Joanne calderwood and ended up being defeated by the judges' unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26).
In the first round of the dispute, Ariane tried to put on the pressure that made her become known as 'The Queen of Violence'. She even landed good blows on Calderwood, but the Scot took advantage of one of these attacks to take the Brazilian to the ground. On top, Joanne dominated her rival. She was on top and attacked with a rear naked choke in three attempts, but Lipski defended all of her attempts. In the final seconds, the Scot still attacked her arm, but, again, Ariane managed to defend herself.
Shaken by the fall in the previous round, Ariane returned to the second round without the same momentum. The Brazilian tried to combine punches and kicks, but didn't have the distance to hit her rival. In turn, Calderwood responded in kind. The two exchanged blows, and the Scottish woman was dangerous when she got close. In the final minute, Joanne tried to take him down, but without success. Even so, she finished the round by pressing on the fence to score points.
With the fight almost 'lost', in the decision, Ariane returned for the third round needing a knockout or submission. At the beginning of the partial, the Brazilian managed to land some blows, but had her best moment when she took down Calderwood. She already fell with the guard passed. However, when trying to get to mount, the Scottish woman replaced her guard and started attacking from below. Joanne tried the triangle twice and an armbar, but the Brazilian, once again, managed to escape. Despite finishing the fight on top, Ariane Lipski was unable to attack and ended up defeated in the decision;
Mamute suffers knockout against Alonzo Menifield
Alonzo (left) beats Mamute (right) at UFC Brooklyn. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter
The first Brazilian to enter the Octagon in 2019, Vinicius Mamute did not have the debut he expected in the UFC. Revealed by Contender Series Brasil, a show that sought new talent in the country in 2018, the Brasilia native suffered his second defeat as a professional with a hard knockout at 3m56s of the fight.
Right at the beginning of the duel, North American Alonzo Menfield showed all his weapons in the stand-up fight and connected a bomb against Mamute. The Brazilian fell to the ground, but managed to recover, climbed over his rival and managed to stay on his feet.
With morale from the overwhelming start, Menfield stopped all of Mamute's attacks and with a hard cross he once again took down the Brazilian. On top, the North American struck a few more times until the referee interrupted the dispute and declared a technical knockout.
UFC Brooklyn preliminary card results
Lightweight: Donald Cerrone derrotou Alexander Hernandez by technical knockout at 3m43s of R2
Fly weight: Joanne calderwood derrotou Ariane Lipski in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)
Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield derrotou Vinicius Mamute by technical knockout at 3m56s of R1
Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen finished mario bautista with an armbar at 3m31s of R1
Lightweight: Dennis Bermudez defeated Te Edwards via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Welterweight Weight: Geoff neal derrotou Belal Muhammad | in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight: Chance Rencountre submitted Kyle Stewart with a rear naked choke at 2m25s of R1
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