Germaine (photo) beats Ladd. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @ufc Canada
He couldn't even get out. The Dutch Germain de Randamie and the North American Urijah faber Together, they needed just 62 seconds to win the two main fights of UFC Sacramento, an event held this Saturday (13). De Randamie knocked out Aspen ladd in 16 seconds, while Faber needed 46 seconds to beat Ricky simon also by knockout.
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In the main attraction of the night, the former featherweight champion, who returned to the bantamweight division after refusing to wax Chris Cyborg, took no notice of the previously undefeated North American and ended the fight with the first jab and straight combination in the first exchange of blows.
Faber wins and challenges Cejudo
Yes, Urijah faber He was also quick on the trigger. The UFC Hall of Fame member, who had been away from competition since 2016, endured Simon's initial onslaught. The 'California Kid' felt his rival's punch, but escaped a flying knee. Afterwards, he landed an overhand right and sent his rival to the canvas. Faber still hit the ground for a few seconds until the referee ended the fight.
Afterwards, excited about his triumph, he challenged the bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo.
“I heard the Henry Cejudo challenge me and then I heard Dana White say I'm old. I know Dana was old when she was 40, but I'm young! Henry, I’m here, willing to fight with you!”, said Faber.
Bad event for Brazil
With five representatives on the UFC Sacramento card, the country leaves the show with just one win and four losses. The newcomer John allan He had a good fight against Mike Rodriguez and won a unanimous decision. Nonetheless, Livinha Souza lost to Brianna van Buren, also in the decision and Sheymon Moraes was knocked out by Andre Filli on the preliminary card. In the main program, Cezar Mutant was dominated by Marvin vettori, While Wellington Turman, who was also having his first fight in the octagon, even had a good duel against Karl Robertson. But he ended up being defeated in a split decision by the judges.
UFC Sacramento Results
MAIN CARD
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Germain de Randamie derrotou Aspen ladd by technical knockout 16 seconds from R1
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Urijah faber derrotou Ricky simon by knockout 46 seconds into R1
Featherweight (up to 65,7lg.): Josh Emmett defeated Mirsad Bektic by technical knockout at 4:25 of R1
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Karl Robertson derrotou Wellington Turman in the judges' split decision (29-28 28-29 29-28)
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Marvin vettori derrotou Cezar Mutant in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27 30-27 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Light heavyweight (up to 93kg): John allan defeated Mike Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28 30-27 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): André Fili derrotou Sheymon Moraes by knockout at 3m07s of R1
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Julianna Pena defeated Nicco Montaño via unanimous decision (29-28 29-27 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Ryan Hall defeated Darren Elkins by unanimous decision (29-28 30-27 29-28)
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Jonathan martinez defeated Pingyuan Liu by knockout at 3:54 of R3
Strawweight (up to 52,1kg): Brianna van Buren defeated Livinha Souza in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27 30-27 30-27)
Bantamweight (up to 65,7kg): Benito Lopez defeated Vince Morales unanimous decision of the judges (29-28 29-28 29-28)
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