Massaranduba saves Brazil on the preliminary card with an overwhelming knockout at UFC Ilha da Luta 3

F. massaranduba in victory for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Third Brazilian to step into the octagon in UFC Fight Island 3, held this Saturday (25), in Abu Dhabi, Francisco Massaranduba saved the Tupiniquins by being the only one to win on the preliminary card of the event. The athlete had a tough challenge against Jai Herbert, but managed to overcome his rival with a devastating knockout in the third round. Beth Pitbull e Raphael Bebezão ended up defeated in their confrontations.

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With the result, Francisco confirmed the good phase of his career, reaching his third victory in a row. At 41 years old, the athlete showed that he is still capable of performing at a high level against younger opponents.

In the interview after the duel, however, massaranduba, who failed to make the weight cut last Friday (24), confirmed that he will move up to welterweight (up to 77kg) from his next appointment.

Asked about a possible opponent, the Brazilian mentioned Mike Perry e Donald Cerrone as opponents you would like to face.

The fight

At the beginning of the confrontation, massaranduba it seemed like he would have an easy compromise against the debutant Jai. Right from the start, Francisco managed to close the distance and take his rival to the ground, dominating his opponent for almost five minutes and almost reaching the finish.

In the second stage, however, Herbert managed to take down the Brazilian with a singular direct shot. From then on, the fight began to shift towards Brasilia. The Englishman dominated the actions and almost locked in a rear-naked choke on massaranduba, who showed the strength to resist.

The last round represented a showdown for the light weights (up to 70,3kg). Francisco then went after his opponent and connected with a punch of rare happiness, which caused his opponent to immediately collapse. After the attack, massaranduba He continued beating until the referee stopped him.

Bebezão suffers knockout against Tanner Boser and loses second in UFC

T. Boser defeated R. Bebezão by knockout in UFC Fight Island 3. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Representative of heavyweights (up to 120,2kg.), Raphael Bebezão was defeated for Tanner Boser in warm combat. After a first round of considerable study, the Brazilian ended up feeling the weight of the Canadian's left hand and was knocked out in the second round.

This was Raphael's second negative result in three appearances for Ultimate. Bebezão had not played since October last year, when he crashed Jeff Hughes No. UFC Singapore.

Last minute call to replace justin tafa, who would face Rio in the match, Boser confirmed his good form and won the second consecutive victory in the organization. The Canadian had defeated the Brazilian Philip Lins at the end of June.

Bethe Correia has a poor performance and is defeated by Pannie Kianzad

B. Correia (left) lost to P. Kianzad (right) in the UFC Fight Island 3. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

First Brazilian representative on the night, Bethe Correia, the 'Pitbull', was not involved in the fight against Pannie kianzad and ended up losing to her opponent. In a fight fought almost entirely on the feet, the woman from Paraíba succumbed to the technical quality of the Swede and was defeated by unanimous decision from the judges.

'Pitbull' ended up being dominated in the first two rounds and had to seek the result in the last round. The Brazilian, however, was unable to recover and suffered her third defeat in the last five engagements.

In the confrontation against Bethe, Pannie reached the mark of three appearances in the UFC. Beat by Julia Avila in her debut, in June last year, the Swede recovered in the next fight and, now, has achieved a positive result again. The triumph should place Kianzad in the top 15 in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2kg).

Tom Aspinnal debuts with brutal UFC knockout

T. Aspinnal (left) delivers a hard knockout to J. Collier (right) in the UFC Fight Island 3. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

One of the newcomers of the night, Tom Aspinnal arrived on the right foot in Ultimate. In the confrontation against Jake collier, the Englishman gave his calling card with a brutal knockout of the North American just 45 seconds into the first round.

This was Tom's 10th appearance since his professional MMA debut. Known for his strength in his fists, Aspinnal achieved his sixth knockout in eight victories in the sport.

This weekend, Collier promoted his return to the octagon after more than two years without acting. The athlete was coming off a victory over Marcel Fortuna in November 2017.

UFC Ilha da Luta 3 results

MAIN CARD

Average weight: Robert whittaker derrotou Darren till in the unanimous decision of the judges (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

Light Heavyweight: Mauritius Shogun derrotou Rogério Minotouro in the judges' split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Heavyweight: Fabricio Werdum finished Alexander Gustafson with an armbar at 2m30s of R1

Straw weight: Carla esparza derrotou Marina Rodriguez in the judges' split decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Light Heavyweight: Paul Craig finished Gadzhimurad Antigulov with a triangle 2m06s from R1

Welterweight Weight: Alex Cowboy derrotou Peter sobotta in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Welterweight Weight: Khamzat Shimaev derrotou rhys mckee by technical knockout at 3m09s of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Lightweight: Francisco Massaranduba derrotou Jai Herbert by knockout 1m30 of R3

Welterweight Weight: Jesse Ronson finished Nicholas Dalby with a rear naked choke at 2m48s of R1

Heavyweight: Tom aspinall derrotou Jake collier by technical knockout at 45s of R1

Feather weight: Movsar Evloev derrotou Mike Grundy in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Heavyweight: Tanner Boser derrotou Raphael Bebezão by technical knockout at 2m36s of R2

Bantamweight: Pannie kianzad derrotou Beth Pitbull in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Welterweight Weight: Ramazan Emeyev derrotou Niklas Stolze in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Bantamweight: Nathaniel Wood derrotou John Castaneda in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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