D. Figueiredo (left) in a duel against A. Pantoja (right). Photo: Reproduction/Facebook @ufc
Among the 22 athletes who faced each other at UFC 240, held this Saturday (27), in Edmonton (CAN), two have reasons to smile. The Brazilians Deiveson Figueiredo and Alenxandre Pantoja were given bonuses by the Ultimate board after being elected as the representatives of the best match of the event. Each will receive US$50 (around R$189). The announcement was made on the organization's official Twitter account after the show. In addition to Brazilian athletes, Hakeen Dawodu and Geoff neal They will also leave Canada with a deep pocket for having been chosen as best performers.
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The duel between Deiveson and Pantoja has already been highly anticipated by MMA fans, as they are two high-level athletes. The two are part of the elite in the flyweight category (up to 56,7kg) and, after the fight, aimed to achieve the status of being able to challenge the current champion, Henry Cejudo, in the future. On that occasion, the man from Pará was declared the winner of the fight in a unanimous decision by the judges. Even defeated, Pantoja will go home with his pocket full.
Another athlete on the preliminary card also received recognition from the UFC board. Fighting 'at home', Canadian Hakeen Dawodu received one of the 'Performance of the Night' awards after beating Japanese Yoshinori Horie in the fifth fight of the night, at featherweight (under 65,7kg). In the fight, Dawodu achieved one of the three knockouts at UFC 240. After showing a lot of resistance, Horie, four minutes into the third round, succumbed to Hakeen's strength and was prevented from continuing fighting by the match referee.
In a duel between North Americans held in Canada, Geoff neal He once again made a great performance for the UFC and ended up receiving bonuses for his performance. In a clash against Niko Price, Neal managed to defeat his opponent by knockout, representing the third fight on the main card. The triumph over Price represented Geoff's sixth in a row, and the 12th of the American's career. With another good performance, Neal will now seek to face elite welterweight athletes (up to 77kg.) which, today, has the Nigerian Kamaru Usman as champion.
UFC 240 results
MAIN CARD
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Max Holloway derrotou Frankie Edgar in the unanimous decision of the judges (50-45 48-47 50-45)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Chris Cyborg derrotou Felicia spencer in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Geoff neal derrotou Niko Price by knockout at 2m39s of R2
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Arman Tsarukyan defeated Olivier Aubin-Mercier via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Krzysztof Jotko derrotou Marc-Andre Barriault by split decision of the judges (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Viviane Araujo derrotou Alexis Davis in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Hakeem dawodu defeated Yoshinori Horie by knockout at 4:09 of R3
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Gavin tucker derrotou seung woo choi via submission 3m17s into R3
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Deiveson Figueiredo derrotou Alexandre pantoja in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Gillian robertson derrotou Sarah Frota by knockout at 4m15s of R2
Lightweight (up to 70,3kg): Erik Koch defeated Kyle Stewart via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
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