E. Barboza in victory for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
It took a weight off my shoulders. After a streak of three defeats, Edson Barboza won again in Ultimate. In the co-main match of UFC Fight Island 5, held this Saturday (10), the Friburgo native had a gala performance, dominating mawan amirkhani and won in a unanimous decision by the judges.
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With the result, the Brazilian achieved his first triumph since his debut at featherweight (up to 65,7kg). The athlete was coming off a defeat to Dan Ige in a controversial result, in May of this year.
After the confrontation, Edson asked to face an opponent from the top 5 in the category led by Alexander Volkanovsky. The plan is to follow the path towards the dream of fighting for the Ultimate belt.
Makwan, who was winning, lost again after almost a year. The Finn ended up postponing his dream of being in the top 15 in the category.
The fight
The fight started with Barboza taking the initiative with a low kick. The Finn saved his strikes and took care not to be surprised. Edson continued trying to find the distance, but was careful not to be surprised by his opponent's takedown attempt. The Brazilian continued to bet on kicks and Amirkhani just watched his opponent. After almost four minutes, Makwan finally tried to take down the Friborg native, but Barboza defended himself well. In the final seconds, Edson connected with a direct shot, which hit the Finn's face cleanly, but Amirkhani then managed to take down his opponent, but there was no more time.
In the second stage, the confrontation became busier. Early on, Edson threw a cross, which was promptly responded to by his opponent. Halfway through the round, Barboza connected with a straight shot to the Finn's face, who fell to the ground. The Friborg native went forward, attempted a submission, but allowed his opponent to get up. At a disadvantage, Makwan tried to take down the Brazilian, but Edson remained focused and defended himself well. In the final seconds, Barboza once again knocked his rival down with a punch and again tried to finish, but the Finn didn't give up and resisted well. At the end of the assault, Amirkhai managed to reverse the position, but the assault was over.
Seeking to recover from the loss, Makwan arrived for the last round ready to take Barboza to the ground. The Finn insisted, took down, but Edson showed great calmness to prevent his opponent's transitions. From below, the Brazilian stuck to his rival and did not allow Amirkhani to advance in his attacks. After little action, the referee asked for the match to be played standing up. In the final minute, Barboza connected with a cross, which almost knocked the Finn off balance. Almost at the end, Edson once again took down his opponent with a straight shot. The Brazilian tried for the knockout, however, the clock was running out.
Maluko starts, but loses by knockout to Dricus Du Plessis
D. Du PLessis in victory for Ultimate. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Brazilian Markus Maluko ended up not having the result he expected in the UFC Fight Island 5. Excited to return to fight after almost a year, the Brazilian started well, but ended up being surprised by the newcomer Dricus Du Plessis, who beat the São Paulo native by knockout in the first round.
Markus arrived at the event to try to find a balance within Ultimate. In five appearances, the São Paulo native had only two positive results. Now, the Brazilian's situation is complicated, with four setbacks in six commitments.
In the fight, the São Paulo native started well. Aggressive, the athlete put pressure on his opponent in the opening seconds with kicks and punches. Near the final minute, however, the Tupiniquim ended up being surprised by a cross to the temple and immediately went to the canvas. The South African then needed a few more blows to seal the victory.
One of the newcomers of the night, Du Plessis, after beating Maluko, asked for an opponent from the top 10 middleweight (up to 83,9kg). Dricus now has 15 wins in 17 fights in MMA.
Tom Aspinall knocks out Alan Baudot in his rival's debut
T. Aspinall knocked out A. Baudot in the UFC Fight Island 5. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Young promise in the heavyweight division (up to 120,2kg.), Tom aspinall He returned to show in Ultimate. After debuting in the company with a lightning knockout in July, the Englishman once again needed less than a round to win. Against Alan Baudot, Aspinall won in 1m35s.
Tom climbed into the Octagon with the duty of ruining Alan's party, who was part of the organization. In the fight, the combatant gave his rival no chance and showed his superiority, without getting scared. Now, the 27-year-old Englishman has 11 commitments, with nine victories and two setbacks.
Baudot, 32, tasted defeat for the second time in his career. Today, the combatant has nine appearances, with eight positive results.
UFC Ilha da Luta 5 results
MAIN CARD
Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen derrotou Marlon moraes by technical knockout at 1m03s of R2
Feather weight: Edson Barboza derrotou mawan amirkhani in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)
Heavyweight: Marcyn Tibura defeated Ben Rothwell via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Average weight: Dricus du Plessis derrotou Markus Maluko by technical knockout at 3m22s of R1
Heavyweight: Tom aspinall derrotou Alan Baudot by technical knockout at 1m35s of R1
Feather weight: Ilia Topuria derrotou Youssef Zalal in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Average weight: Tom Breese derrotou KB Bhullar by technical knockout at 1m43s of R1
Heavyweight: Chris Daukas derrotou Rodrigo Zé Colmeia by knockout 45s into R1
Average weight: Joaquin buckley defeated Impa Kasanganay by knockout at 2:03 of R2
Bantamweight: Tony Kelley defeated Ali Al Qaisi via unanimous judges' decision (30-27, 30, 27, 29-28)
Feather weight: Giga Chikadze derrotou Omar Morales in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27,30-27, 30-27)
Bantamweight: Tracy Cortez defeated Stephanie Eggers via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fly weight: Tagir Ulanbekov derrotou Bruno Bulldoguinho in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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