In the third fight of UFC Las Vegas 40, Luana Dread “broke the bank” by defeating the favorite Lupita Godinez in the unanimous decision of the side judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
The victory was the second in a row for Luana, who now has three wins and only one defeat in the organization. Even with defeat, Lupita Godinez made Ultimate history by stepping into the octagon for the second time in seven days. The Mexican defeated Silvana Juarez No. UFC Las Vegas 39, held last Saturday (9).
THE FIGHT
As expected, Lupita Godinez He wasted no time and closed the distance at the beginning of the fight, well absorbing a knee from Luana along the way. Much shorter, the Mexican exchanged forces with the Brazilian on the railing and received another knee to the face. Back in the center of the octagon, Luana tried to work from long distance, but was taken to the cage again by her opponent. With two minutes left in the round, Godinez got the takedown. The Brazilian tried to reverse the position, but ended up on the bottom. Making good use of her elbows, Lupita transitioned to a north-south stance and managed to catch the Brazilian's arm, who ended up being saved by the bell.
The second round began with Lupita again looking for the clinch, but Luana managed to push her opponent away and return to the center of the octagon. Very attentive, the Mexican scored practically all of the Brazilian's kicks, but was unsuccessful in her takedown attempts in the second round.
More confident in the third round, Lupita Godinez managed good strikes at short range before sticking to the Brazilian again. The Brazilian surprised her with a takedown attempt and managed to separate herself from her rival. More confident in the stand-up fight, Luana managed to thwart her opponent's takedown attempts and do enough to win the judges' unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Danaa Batgerel takes no notice of Brandon Davis and scores knockout in the first round
D. Batgerel knocked out B. Davis in the UFC Las Vegas 40 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the second fight of the event, Danaa Batgerel ran over Brandon davis and won the victory in the first round. Much faster and more precise with his strikes, the Mongolian took no notice of the North American and forced referee Herb Dean to interrupt.
The victory in UFC Las Vegas 40 was the third consecutive Danaa Batgerel in Ultimate, all of them by knockout. Brandon davis, on the other hand, was defeated in the first fight of his second stint with the organization.
Ariane Sorriso submits Istela Nunes in Brazilian duel at the opening of the card
A. Sorriso submitted I. Nunes in the UFC Las Vegas 40 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The first fight of UFC Las Vegas 40 presented the Brazilian duel valid for the strawweight division (up to 52,1 kg), between Ariane Sorriso e istela nunes. In a busy fight, Ariane Sorriso managed to win via submission in the third round.
The two wasted no time and immediately began to engage in frank exchanges. Ariane Sorriso He went hunting for Istela, who was walking backwards but striking with precision. Ariane went for the takedown, but was unable to maintain istela nunes in floor. Taller, istela nunes he made good use of his wingspan to connect clean blows from long distance, while “Sorriso” tried to shorten the range by moving forward the entire time.
The second round started with the same tone, with Istela unleashing long blows, while Ariane, without worrying too much about defending herself, managed to close the distance and press her rival against the cage until taking the fight to the ground. Just like in the first round, Istela didn't take long to get back to her feet and land a good knee as she got out of her opponent's pressure. After receiving good combinations from Istela, Ariane managed another takedown and remained on top until the end of the round.
In the third round, Ariane Sorriso kept the same pace and went up istela nunes, achieving another takedown. This time, the São Paulo native capitalized, managed to take her opponent's back and finish the duel with a rear naked choke.
The victory was the second in a row for Ariane Sorriso in the UFC. istela nunes, in turn, was defeated in her debut with the organization.
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