B. Correia saves Brazil on the preliminary card of the UFC Mexico City. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook #ufc
Beth Pitbull made peace with victory UFC Mexico City, event held this Saturday (21). The Paraíba native, who hadn't won since 2016, fought a tough battle with sijara eubanks, but defeated the American in a unanimous decision by the judges (29-28,29-28, 29-28).
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More than just having her arm raised again, Bethe saved the Brazilian team in the opening program of the Mexican show. With four representatives, only she left the Octagon victorious.
Before Bethe, Marcos Dhalsim was dominated by Claudio Puelles placeholder image, Paul Craig submitted Vinicius Mamute with a rear naked choke, while Ariane Sorriso lost to Angela Hill by technical knockout (medical stoppage).
Bethe wins and makes peace with victory
Eubanks started the fight landing two good punches, but soon Bethe balanced the duel on the feet, landing good straight blows. At a time when the Brazilian was growing in the dispute, the North American took down Pitbull.
On top, Sijara controlled the dispute without exposing herself until the final seconds of the partial, when she managed to raise her hips and fire several blows at Bethe's head. The Brazilian was close to being knocked out, but was saved by the bell.
In the second round, Bethe connected good blows on Sijara. The North American tried to attack with a takedown, but the Brazilian defended all her attacks well. Pitbull also reversed the inversions and controlled the fight in the clinch.
With Eubanks very tired, Bethe landed the best shots at the beginning of the third round. The North American was frustrated in takedown attacks, while the Brazilian showed more strength in the clinch. At the end of the partial, Sijara tried to exchange punches with the Paraíba native, but it wasn't enough to turn the partial around.
In the end, victory Beth Pitbull in unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Mammoth is finished and loses another
Brazilian Vinicius Mamute bet on jiu-jitsu to defeat Paul Craig and secure his first UFC victory. But it was the Scotsman who used finishing to achieve victory.
At the start of the contest, Craig shortened the match and took the contest to the ground. Right from below, Vinicius risked an attack on the arm, but the blow was well defended by Paul. Even so, the Brazilian found space to get up. However, at this moment Craig threw two knees and the Tupiniquim athlete went to the ground. Mamute still managed to survive the punishment, but his rival took his back, used his hooks and secured a tight rear-naked choke, forcing him to withdraw.
Dhalsim loses the 2nd and is at risk of dismissal
Training partner and personal friend of Anderson Silva, Marcos Dhalsim still doesn't know what it means to win in the UFC. The Brazilian, in his second appearance in the octagon, was dominated by the Peruvian Claudio Puelles placeholder image and it fell to the unanimous decision of the judges (30-25 30-25 30-25).
In the fight, Puelles didn't want to take any chances in a stand-up fight against the Brazilian and in the first few seconds he knocked Dhalsim down. The Peruvian remained on top, without landing any hard blows, but scoring points.
History repeated itself in the second round and after 20 seconds, Puelles took Dhalsim down and worked on top.
With a wide advantage in the judges' scoring, Puelles followed the same recipe in the third round. The Peruvian dominated the fight on top and had a few chances to finish by attacking the arm. But, Dhalsim made a good save.
UFC Mexico City preliminary card results
Bantamweight (up to 61,2kg): José Alberto Quiñonez defeated Carlos Huachin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): kyle nelson defeated Marco Polo Reyes by technical knockout at 1:36 of R1
Straw weight (up to 52,6kg): Angela Hill derrotou Ariane Sorriso by technical knockout (medical interruption) at 1m56s of R3
Flyweight (up to 56,7kg): Sergio Pettis defeated Tyson Nam by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Paul Craig finished Vinícius Mamute with a rear naked choke at 3m19s of R1
Bantam weight (up to 65,7kg): Beth Pitbull derrotou sijara eubanks in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28,29-28)
Lightweight (up to 70,3kg): Cláudio Puelles defeated Marcos Dhalsim in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-25 30-25 30-25)
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