A. Overeem (left) and J. Rozenstruik (right) facing the UFC Washington. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube MMAWeekly
One false step and it could be all over. This is the situation of the main fight promoted by Ultimate in the main fight of UFC Washington, in the North American capital. With the giants alistair overeem e Jairzinho Rozenstruik exchanging forces in the main fight, the company returns after two weeks without presentations for one of the last events of 2019. The attraction will feature the presence of three fighters representing the colors of Brazil.
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The main fight of the night will represent a breathtaking duel. With two athletes confident in their knockout strengths, spectators are looking forward to an electrifying fight, which could bring Overeem or Jairzinho closer to a title fight in the future.
In addition to the giants, the event will promote the presentation of three Brazilian fighters. On the preliminary card, former Invicta FC champion, Virna jandiroba will try to win his first victory since making his Ultimate debut in April. In addition to the Bahian, an old acquaintance of Brazilians will return to the octagon this weekend. The experienced Thiago Pitbull seeks to resume positive results in confrontation against Tim means.
On the preliminary card, the gaúcha Marina Rodriguez will be one of those responsible for starring in the co-main fight of the night. The athlete will face Cynthia calvillo in a fight that could bring the athlete closer to a title fight.
Overeem x Jairzinho
The dispute between Alistair and Rozenstruik was not the first option for the UFC management. Initially, the main attraction would be played between the Dutch and the North American Walt Harris. However, a family tragedy caused the 'owner of the house' to step away from the rankings to dedicate himself to the case of his stepdaughter's disappearance.
With just over a month to prepare, Jairzinho accepted the challenge and committed to facing Overeem on the Washington card. Undefeated in his career and ranked 14th in the category rankings, Rozenstruik arrives in the United States for the most important fight of his career to date.
Aware of the dangers of facing an experienced and dangerous opponent, the Surinamese sees the duel against Alistair as the possibility of a 'shortcut' to get closer to the front line of the heavyweight division.
In a good phase of his career and coming off two consecutive victories, Overeem is trying to get closer to another fight for the UFC title. The athlete, who was already a challenger on one occasion, in 2016, ended up not being able to resist boxing. Stipe Miocic and was defeated in the first round of UFC 203.
For the 39-year-old Dutchman, a victory over Jairzinho is essential, since, according to the athlete himself, his career is coming to an end and his chances of fighting for the belt again depend on good results in his next appearances.
Rodriguez x Calvillo
Undefeated in your career, Marina Rodriguez will, for the first time, be committed to appearing in a co-main duel since he debuted in Ultimate. With a draw in her debut and two victories in subsequent presentations, it didn't take long for the gaúcha to occupy a place among the top 10 competitors in the straw division.
With a dream of the belt, Marina needs to overcome the American Cynthia calvillo to try to climb further in the rankings and enter the company's spotlight once and for all and, thus, be able to challenge the champion.
The fight was shaken after the Brazilian's rival failed to make the weight cut last Friday morning (6). Even with the opponent weighing more than 2kg. above, the woman from Rio Grande do Sul agreed to maintain the confrontation and will fight, together with her opponent, a direct duel between the ninth and 10th in the ranking.
More Brazil
The preliminary card will feature seven attractions. Among them, two athletes will be responsible for taking the Brazilian flag to the Octagon.
In the second fight of the night, former Invicta FC champion, Virna jandiroba needs a convincing performance to achieve his first victory since joining the group of Ultimate fighters. The Bahian exchanges forces with Mallory Martin and will try to achieve a positive result to get closer to the elite of the category dominated by Weili Zhang.
Thiago Pitbull will be the male representative of the Tupiniquim territory. The athlete returns to the octagon and will complete an important milestone this Saturday. The Ceará native will complete his 27th performance since debuting for the company in 2006.
With more than 18 years of career, the fighter from Fortaleza needs to win Tim means to get back on the path to victory. To do this, the fighter will have to ignore the opposing fans and try to erase his last defeat, when he was beaten by Laureano Staropoli, UFC 237, in Rio de Janeiro.
O UFC Washington The preliminary card is scheduled to start at 19:30 pm (Brasília time) and the main card starts at around 23 pm (Brasília time).
UFC Washington technical sheet
DATE: December 7, 2019
HOURS: From 19:30 pm (Brasília time)
LOCAL: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC, USA
HOW TO WATCH: The first two fights will be shown on the SUPER FIGHTS and the rest on 'Canal Combate'.
MAIN CARD
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): alistair overeem x Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Marina Rodriguez x Cynthia calvillo
Heavy weight (up to 120,2kg): Stefan struve x Ben Rothwell
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Aspen ladd x It's Kunitskaya
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): cody stmann x song yadong
PRELIMINARY CARD
Bantam weight (up to 61,2kg): Rob font x Ricky Simon
Welterweight (up to 77kg): Thiago Pitbull x Tim means
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Billy quarantillo x Jacob Kilburn
Featherweight (up to 65,7kg): Bryce mitchell x Matt Sayles
Light weight (up to 70,3kg.): Joe Solecki x Matt wiman
Straw weight (up to 52,1kg): Mallory Martin x Virna jandiroba
Average weight (up to 83,9kg): Makhmud Muradov x Trevor Smith
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