Cejudo (right) beats Marlon (left). Photo: Reproduction / Facebook @ufc
It wasn't this time that the fast in Brazilian MMA ended among men in Ultimate. In the fight for the bantamweight belt (up to 61.2kg), the Marlon moraes It even started well, but ended up defeated by Henry Cejudo by knockout in the third round. The fight was the main attraction of the UFC 238, event held this Saturday (08), in Chicago (USA). With the result, Brazilian men remain without a title in the organization this June 2017
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On the other hand, Cejudo, who was already the flyweight champion (up to 56.7 kg.), also won the bantamweight title. With this, he joins Amanda nunes, Daniel Cormier e Conor McGregor as the only champion athletes in became yet another fighter to hold two belts in different categories simultaneously.
“I’m not a two-time champion. I am three times champion. I am Olympic champion, flyweight champion and now bantamweight champion”, said the North American still in the cage.
The fight
Marlon moraes started the duel by throwing a low kick at Henry Cejudo. Very confident, the Brazilian was sharp with his punch and kick combinations, making the North American remain alert. Walking forward and with a lot of personality, the Friborg native tried to corner his opponent against the bars. At a disadvantage in the stand-up fight, Cejudo tried to grab Marlon's legs, who seemed very trained against his opponent's attacks. At the end of the round, the athletes began to exchange blows in the center of the octagon. Moraes landed good kicks, leaving his opponent's legs red.
In the second round, Marlon was still walking forward trying to surround Henry. The two fighters moved a lot and studied each other trying to connect the best blow. Abusing the kicks, Cejudo began to attack the legs. After two minutes, after a kick to the knee, the American went to the ground, but quickly got up. With just over a minute left until the end of the stage, the athletes began to exchange punches, and Marlon threw one of the blows and shook. The American grew up in the fight and began to punish the face of the Friborg native, who was wobbly in the octagon. The round ended.
In the third stage, Cejudo continued looking for the cliché against the Brazilian. Still shaken by the blow suffered in the previous round, Moraes was unable to regain his footing in the fight. The American's left punches frequently hit the Brazilian. After three minutes, Heny attempted a submission on the Brazilian, who managed to dodge the blow well. The situation, however, was not favorable for the 'Magician'. On the ground, from below, Marlon received several elbows from Cejudo, who continued to hit the Nova Friburgo athlete. After hitting the Brazilian several times, the judge stopped the fight, making Cejudo the new bantamweight champion.
UFC 238 results
MAIN CARD
Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo derrotou Marlon moraes by knockout at 4:51 of R3
Fly weight: Valentina Shevchenko derrotou Jessica Eye by knockout at 26s of R2
Lightweight: Tony Ferguson derrotou Donald Cerrone by technical knockout (medical interruption) 5m from R2
Bantamweight: Petr yan derrotou Jimmie rivera in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28 30-27 29-28)
Heavyweight: Blagoy Ivanov derrotou Tai tuivasa in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27 and 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Straw weight: Tatiana Suarez placeholder image derrotou Nina ansaroff in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: aljamain sterling derrotou Peter Munhoz unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Straw weight: Alexa grasso derrotou Karolina Kowalkiewicz in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Feather weight: Calvin kattar defeated Ricardo Lamas by knockout at 4:06 of R1
Straw weight: yan xiaonan derrotou Angela Hill in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Average weight: Darren stewart defeated Bevon Lewis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Bantamweight: Eddie Wineland defeated Grigory Popov by knockout at 4:47 of R2.
Fly weight: Katlyn chookagian derrotou Joanne calderwood in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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