J. Andrade (photo) defeated K. Chookagian at UFC Ilha da Luta 6. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Former strawweight champion (up to 52,1kg.), Jessica Andrade, the 'Bate-Estaca', saved the Brazilian homeland in style. In the penultimate match of UFC Ilha da Luta 6, held this Saturday (17), in Abu Dhabi, the Paraná native surprised Katlyn chookagian and debuted at flyweight (up to 56,7kg.) with a devastating knockout in the first round.
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At the event, in addition to making history and becoming the first woman in Ultimate to test herself in three different weight categories, the athlete placed herself in a prominent position in the new division. With the triumph over Chookagian, 'Bate-Estaca' should take first place, a position that was held by the North American.
Still in the octagon, in the interview after the duel, the Brazilian challenged the current champion, Valentina Shevchenko. One of the most dominant athletes in women's MMA, the Kyrgyzstani has a fight scheduled against the Brazilian Jennifer maia for November 21rd.
The fight
The confrontation began with Jéssica taking the initiative with a sequence of jabs. Seeking to shorten the distance, the Brazilian continued to put pressure on her rival and managed to take down her opponent. The Brazilian attempted a piledriver, but Katlyn defended herself well. The Paraná native allowed her opponent to get up and the match was once again fought standing up. Halfway through the round, Andrade managed to take down her rival with a low kick, but Chookagian got up quickly. Even with greater stature, the advantage in the confrontation remained with the Brazilian. 'Bate-Estaca' continued to move well, but the American began connecting clean jabs to the Brazilian's face. In the final minute, the Paraná native managed to take another takedown, but the North American managed to get up. Almost at the end of the match, the Brazilian surprised her opponent with a hook to the waist. Katlyn felt it, and the Brazilian went all out and sealed the confrontation with a series of punches.
Cláudio Hannibal is surprised by Krause and loses his first UFC fight
C. Hannibal (left) was defeated by J. Krause (right) at UFC Ilha da Luta 6. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
The invincibility of Claudius Hannibal in Ultimate. Representative of the welterweight division (up to 77kg), the Brazilian suffered his first defeat in the organization in a clash against James Krause. Dominated in the initial rounds, the Brazilian tried to recover in the last, but ended up losing the judges' unanimous decision.
Back in the octagon after more than a year, Cláudio opted for a stand-up fight for the confrontation. The Brazilian, however, ended up being the victim of James' precise counterattacks, who had a safe confrontation against the Tupiniquim. Hannibal debuted in the UFC in 2014 and was on a streak of five positive results.
The clash against Mato Grosso marked Krause's second appearance in 2020. In August, the athlete took on the challenge of facing Trevin giles last minute, at UFC 247, and ended up losing in a contested decision. Now, the North American is back on the path to victory.
Thominhas feels a lack of rhythm and loses in return
T. Almeida (left) was defeated by J. Martinez (right) at UFC Ilha da Luta 6. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
On the night that marked his return to MMA, Thomas almeida It ended up not performing as well as I would have liked. Without fighting for over two years, the Brazilian ended up feeling a lack of rhythm against Jonathan martinez and was defeated by the judges' unanimous decision.
Representative of the bantamweights (up to 61,2kg.), Thomas, whose opponent was changed at the last minute, accepted the challenge of performing among the featherweights (up to 65,7kg.). Visibly slower, the São Paulo native was dominated for two rounds and ended up falling victim to his opponent's confident attacks.
Martinez took to the Octagon for his second appearance in 2020. Against Thominhas, the American confirmed his good form and achieved his second positive result in a row.
Almeida reached the mark of three consecutive setbacks. The Brazilian's last victory, which is one of the promises for the under-61,2kg category, took place in November 2016.
Jimmy Crute runs over Modestas Bukauskas in the first round
J. Crute (right) defeated M. Bukauskas (left) at UFC Ilha da Luta 6. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Jimmy crute confirmed the good phase of his career in style. In the fight against Modestas Bukaukas, the Australian needed less than three minutes to settle the bill and left the event with a great knockout.
In his second appearance in 2020, Crute achieved his second consecutive victory and now has four victories in five appearances in Ultimate. After the triumph, the Australian jumped over the octagon bars and ran towards the company president, Dana White, asking for one of the 'Performance of the Night' bonuses.
Bukauskas, who made his UFC debut in July, has now suffered his first setback in the company.
UFC Ilha da Luta 6 results
MAIN CARD
Feather weight: Brian ortega derrotou Chan sung jung in the unanimous decision of the judges (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Fly weight: Jessica Stacker derrotou Katlyn chookagian by knockout at 4m55s of R1
Light Heavyweight: Jimmy crute derrotou Modest Bukauskas by knockout 2m01s of R1
Welterweight: James Krause defeated Claudius Hannibal in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Feather weight: Jonathan martinez derrotou Thomas almeida in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Lightweight: Guram Kutateladze defeated Mateusz gamrot in the judges' split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Fly weight: Gillian robertson derrotou Poliana Botelho in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Average weight: Jun Yong Park defeated John Phillips via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)
Lightweight: fares ziam derrotou Jamie Mullarkey in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight: Maxim grishin derrotou Gadzhimurad Antigulov by technical knockout at 4m58s of R2
Bantamweight: Said Nurmagomedov defeated Mark Striegl by knockout 51s into R1
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