P. Viana submits E. Whitmire in the UFC Las Vegas 8. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFCEspanol
The preliminary card of UFC Las Vegas 8, held this Saturday (29), in the USA, consisted of six fights and surprised fans with four beautiful finishes. And one of the highlights was the victory of Polyana viana, which shook off the bad phase and finished emily whitmire in the first round.
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The fight
Polyana viana I was under pressure. The Brazilian, who had lost three consecutive fights, needed to win emily whitmire to stay in the UFC and it looked like he would have another arduous mission in the Octagon. Although the fight was quick, the American started better. However, she chose to take the fight to the ground and paid the price for it.
Emily managed to reach a dominant position, but Polyana did not despair and showed the technique to reverse the situation. Even from below, the woman from Pará landed an elbow, which bothered her opponent and proved her skill in the area by applying an armbar immediately afterwards to end the fight at the beginning of the first round.
The triumph was Polyana's second in her fifth appearance in the UFC and ended a bad phase, which lasted three fights. Whitmire suffered the second consecutive setback, both by submission, equaling the number of defeats with the number of victories and finds himself in a delicate position in the UFC.
Caceres overcomes adversity outside of fighting
A. Caceres submits A. Springer in the UFC Las Vegas 8. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFCEspanol
the charismatic Alex Caceres experienced moments of uncertainty regarding his permanence in UFC Las Vegas 8. Originally, the North American would face Giga Chikadze, however he was removed on August 26th for testing positive for Covid-19 and was quickly replaced by Kevin Croom. However, the following day, the athlete was also unable to perform and Austin Springer took on the responsibility of taking over the fight, with just two days to go.
Obviously, his debut with the organization was not the best. Entering the event at the last minute, Springer didn't make weight and simply didn't have any chance against a much more experienced opponent in the octagon. Despite having an irregular record (17-12), 'Bruce Leeroy' has been in the UFC for nine years and has 23 fights for the company. He was better both on his feet and on the ground and finished the duel in the first round. It is worth highlighting that, even in a turbulent year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Caceres won the second fight he fought, the third in a row and is experiencing the best moment of his career.
Brady confirms favoritism
S. Brady submits C. Aguillera in the UFC Las Vegas 8. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFCEspanol
Sean brady is a name that MMA fans should keep an eye on. At 27 years old, the promise had no difficulty overcoming Christian Aguilera and continued his rise in the welterweight division (77,6kg). If in the first round the Renzo Gracie Philly member showed that the key to his victory would be jiu-jitsu, in the second round, his greater resourcefulness in grappling was decisive. Brady applied a guillotine, which Aguillera only responded with three taps to give up. The good victory was the third for the talent in the UFC, who remains undefeated in MMA and, little by little, is leaving anonymity and entering the radar of both fans and athletes.
Mallory survives and surprises
M. Martin submits H. Cifers in the UFC Las Vegas 8. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter @UFCEspanol
O UFC Las Vegas 8 started with a bang and presented an incredible turnaround. Hannah Cifers, who was coming off three consecutive defeats, didn't make weight in the flyweight division and knew she needed to win to stay in the UFC. And she showed willingness. The first round was her monologue. Mallory Martin He suffered from the opponent's blows while standing, he even fell and the punishment was so severe that the referee could have interrupted the duel a few times.
However, MMA is a sport that values those who don't give up and Mallory was awarded. After surviving the first round, the athlete came back in a different way for the second and soon applied a takedown to her opponent. Knowing his superiority in the area, the finish came in less than two minutes. The victory was Mallory's first in the UFC, who is recovering from the defeat suffered by Virna 'Jandiroba' in her debut. In turn, Cifers lost his fourth fight in a row, three by submission and one by knockout, and will hardly have another chance to prove his worth.
UFC Las Vegas 8 results
MAIN CARD
Light Heavyweight: Aleksandar rakic derrotou Anthony Smith in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight Weight: Neil Magny derrotou Robbie Lawler in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fly weight: Alexa grasso derrotou Ji Yeon Kim in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight: Ricardo Lamas defeated Bill Algeo in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Middleweight: Impa Kasanganay defeated Maki Pitolo in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight: Zak Cummings defeated Alessio diChirico in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Feather weight: Alex Caceres defeated Austin Springer via submission at 3m38s of R1
Welterweight Weight: Sean brady defeated Christian Aguilera via submission at 1m47s of R2
Straw weight: Polyana viana derrotou emily whitmire via submission 1m53s into R1
Straw weight: Mallory Martin defeated Hannah Cifers via submission at 1m33s of R2
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