Léo Santos' last rival, Roman Bogatov, is fired after illegal attacks on the Brazilian

L. Santos (left) defeated R. Bogatov (right) in a unanimous decision by the judges in the UFC 251. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Last opponent of Leo Santos in Ultimate, Roman Bogatov is no longer part of the organization's group of athletes. Defeated by the Brazilian in one of the fights UFC 251, on July 11, the Russian, who was making his debut, ended up causing controversy by connecting illegal blows on the Rio native on more than one occasion. Bogatov leaves the company with just one performance. The information was released by the agency ‘TASS’.

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In the confrontation against Santos, Roman, who was making his UFC debut, arrived at the organization under the eyes of curious people. Undefeated in his career until then, the fighter had won 10 consecutive victories and, right away, was chosen to face a high-level opponent.

In the fight, the Russian ended up being negatively marked. At first, Roman delivered a series of illegal knees to the Brazilian's genital region. After the action, Bogatov was merely reprimanded by the referee, but an illegal knee to the head connected to Santos ended up earning a negative point for the Rio native's opponent and almost cost the fight to Léo, who decided to continue the fight even though he was visibly stunned.

At the end of the duel, the Brazilian was declared the winner with a unanimous decision by the judges, maintaining his unbeaten record in the UFC in eight appearances. Bogatov, in turn, suffered the first negative result of his career.