D. Winn (left) defeated A. Arroyo (right) in the UFC Las Vegas 17. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Back in the octagon after more than a year, Antonio Arroyo experienced a true nightmare in the last event of the year. In the confrontation against Deron Winn, held this Saturday (19), for UFC Las Vegas 17, the Brazilian ended up a victim of his rival's excellent wrestling and was defeated in the judges' unanimous decision.
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This weekend, Antônio sought to erase the negative result of his debut in the organization. Against an opponent, who is compared to a 'reduced version' of Daniel Cormier, the man from Pará, however, was unable to develop his strategy and was dominated for almost 15 minutes. With the result, the Brazilian continues without winning in the company and has the warning signal on.
While Arroyo laments the new setback, Winn breathes more calmly. The friend from DC was coming off two consecutive defeats and is now moving away from the imminent risk of dismissal.
The fight
The confrontation began with Arroyo taking the initiative with a low kick, which rocked the American. Deron responded with a series of punches and then looked for his legs and tried to take down the Brazilian. Antônio managed to get up, but was immediately taken down by his opponent again. He got up for the second time, but ended up a victim of his rival's excellent wrestling, who managed to take him down for the third time. Arroyo got to his feet and connected with a knee and a right to the North American's face, who started swinging again. The Brazilian seemed to have found the best distance and started to touch his opponent with clean attacks to the head. At a disadvantage, Winn tried to take him down, looking for the left leg of the man from Pará, who managed to get up. In the final seconds, the Brazilian attacked Deron again with attacks, but the round ended with his opponent once again on top.
In the second stage, Winn returned to the duel betting on takedowns. In the opening seconds, the fighter managed to take down the Brazilian. Arroyo got up again, but found it difficult to defend himself from the North American's attacks. Even scoring points with the Brazilian's takedowns, Winn did not evolve in the transitions and continued to undermine the momentum of the Pará native, who, little by little, showed signs of wear. Once again knocked down, Antônio no longer defended himself with the same precision as in the first assault and remained at a disadvantage.
In the last stage, more of the same. In the opening seconds, the Pará native was taken down by the North American. On the ground, without much action, Winn 'cooked' the fight, while the Brazilian no longer had as much strength to react. With his 'last breath', Antônio got up, but Deron didn't give up on his strategy, taking the Brazilian down once again.
In the last fight of his UFC contract, Pettis defeats Alex Morono
A. Pettis (right) defeated A. Morono (left) in the UFC Las Vegas 17. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In the fight that closed the preliminary card, spectators could have watched the farewell of Anthony Pettis of Ultimate. In the last fight of his contract with the organization, 'Showtime' was scheduled to face alex morono and it didn't disappoint. After a 'cold' start, the former lightweight champion (up to 70,3kg) recovered and dominated his opponent for two rounds, winning by unanimous decision from the judges.
With the result, Pettis reaches his second consecutive victory in the organization. The former champion, who went through a period of instability, had not had two positive results since 2014. In recent years, the North American has changed his record between triumphs and setbacks. After confirming the good phase, it is not yet known whether Anthony, 33 years old, will renew with Ultimate or continue his career in another company.
Chosen to try and ruin the 'Showtime' party, Morono ended up having postponed his dream of reaching the top 15 in the welterweight division (up to 77kg.). The athlete was coming off a victory over rhys mckee.
Taila Santos fights intelligently and beats Gillian Robertson
T. Santos defeated G. Robertson via unanimous decision by the judges. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Brazilian promise in flyweight (up to 56,7kg.), Taila Santos won his most important fight in Ultimate to date. In the confrontation against Gillian robertson, the Santa Catarina native fought intelligently and managed to nullify the Canadian's sharp jiu-jitsu. Sharp in her defenses on the ground, the Brazilian punished her rival with blows from top to bottom and emerged victorious in the judges' unanimous decision.
The triumph of the Santa Catarina native is very important for the athlete in her trajectory in the group led by Valentina Shevchenko. By beating the Canadian, Santos, from next week, will appear in the top 15, and could even take 13th place from Robertson.
Gillian, who bet on the 'gentle art', ended up interrupting a sequence of positive results. In October, the combatant had defeated Poliana Botelho, on 'Fight Island'.
Pannie Kianzad defeats Sijara Eubanks in an even fight
P. Kianzad (left) beat S. Eubanks (right) in the unanimous decision of the judges. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In the direct confrontation between the 13th and 14th in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2kg) of the UFC, sijara eubanks e Pannie kianzad They had one of the most balanced fights of the event. In the fight, which was decided by the judges' decision, Kianzad came out on top and should overtake her rival in the group led by Amanda nunes.
With the result, Pannie, in addition to progressing in the category, reaches her third consecutive victory in the organization. The athlete was coming off a victory over Bethe Correia, in July.
Eubanks, who needed to win to try to erase his last commitment, ended up suffering the second negative result in a row and could have gotten complicated. The athlete has not won since September 2019, when she overcame Julia Avila.
Undefeated in MMA, Tafon Nchukwi controls and defeats Jamie Pickett
T. Nchukwi (left) defeated J. Pickett (right) in the UFC Las Vegas 17. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Undefeated in MMA, the Cameroonian Tafon Nchukwi managed to maintain 100% success rate in his first fight in Ultimate. In the confrontation against Jamie Pickett, valid for middleweight (up to 83,9kg.), the Cameroonian had an imposing performance and used his physical strength as his greatest weapon to dominate his rival for 15 minutes. At the end of the duel, Tafon was declared the winner with a unanimous decision by the judges.
Nchukwi arrived at the UFC with an undefeated record of four professional MMA commitments. Even starting out in the sport, the 26-year-old fighter had won all of his fights by knockout. Now, the fighter revealed by 'Contender Series' has five positive results in a row.
Pickett, who didn't have a good performance, was also making his debut with the organization. The fighter, however, will seek triumph in the next challenge.
Jimmy Flick gets scared but turns around and submits Cody Durden
J. Flick in victory for the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Newcomer to the event, Jimmy Flick suffered the first pressure to perform with UFC gloves. In the fight against cody durden, the athlete ended up largely dominated in the opening minutes, but managed a great comeback by placing a triangle on his opponent and forcing his rival to give up.
Flick arrived in Ultimate after participating in 'Dana White's Contender Series'. The athlete caught the attention of the organization's board of directors when he submitted Nate Smith in the third round. Now, the flyweight representative (up to 56,7kg) has increased his undefeated streak to four commitments.
Visibly frustrated after starting the confrontation well, Durden ends up with reason to worry. The duel against Jimmy represented his second fight for the company and the athlete now has a draw and a setback.
Giagos enters at the last minute and dominates Minus
C. Giagos dominated and beat C. Minus in the UFC Las Vegas 17. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Cast at the last minute to face Carlton Minus, Christos Giagos surprised with a dominant performance in the first fight of the night. In a fight held at catchweight (up to 72,5 kg), Giagos dominated his rival for almost 15 minutes and took the fight with a unanimous decision from the judges.
With the result, Christos recovers from the defeat he suffered against Drakkar Klose, at UFC 241. The clash also marked the North American's return to the Octagon after more than a year away. His last appointment took place in August 2019.
The defeat suffered in the last event of the year raises the alarm bells for Carlton Minus. With two fights for Ultimate, the athlete continues without winning with the organization's gloves.
UFC Las Vegas 17 results
MAIN CARD
Welterweight Weight: Stephen Thompson derrotou Geoff neal in the unanimous decision of the judges (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Bantamweight: José Aldo derrotou Marlon Vera in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight Weight: Michael Pereira derrotou Khaos Williams in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Rob font derrotou Marlon moraes by technical knockout at 3m47s of R1
Heavyweight: Marcin tybura derrotou Greg hardy by technical knockout at 4m31s of R2
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight Weight: Anthony Pettis derrotou alex morono in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Pannie kianzad derrotou sijara eubanks in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Catchweight: Deron Winn defeated Antonio Arroyo in the unanimous decision of the judges (29,28, 29-28, 29-28)
Fly weight: Taila Santos derrotou Gillian robertson in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-26, 30-26, 29-28)
Average weight: Tafon Nchukwi derrotou Jamie Pickett in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-35, 30-36, 30-26)
Fly weight: Jimmy Flick finished cody durden with a triangle 3m18s from R1
Married weight: Christos Giagos defeated Carlton Minus via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-28)
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