L. Pinheiro Idir.) beats S. Hughes (right) at UFC Vegas 43. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
First Brazilian woman to climb into the octagon in UFC Las Vegas 43, held this Saturday (20), in the United States, Luana pinheiro did not disappoint. In the fight against Sam Hughes, which opened the preliminary card, the judoka managed to impose her rhythm, put on a technical fight and emerged victorious in the show. After three rounds, the Tupiniquim representative confirmed her victory in the unanimous decision of the judges.
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Luana now achieves her second victory in two fights in Ultimate. The Brazilian has a record of ten triumphs and only one setback in her career as an MMA professional.
Hughes, in turn, has not yet won in the organization and could be fired. The North American encountered her third consecutive setback and, in her trajectory, there are five positive results and four negative ones.
The fight
Luana pinheiro He started the fight by playing at distance and working on movement, with great study. Sam Hughes, in turn, sought to shoot low and create opportunities to develop his standing game. The two fighters went for a frank exchange and, at one point, the Brazilian applied a Ippon and another Harai goshi – which are judo falls. However, she was unable to progress in the position and the fight returned to the feet.
In the second round, the North American tried to impose the same rhythm of pressure from a short distance, but was frustrated by the Brazilian, who used low kicks to mark the center of the cage. Hughes, however, threw jabs that touched Luana's face – who tried to take down, but was thwarted by her opponent. In the final stretch, Pinheiro threw a series of punches and narrowly missed the knockout.
If it worked, Luana pinheiro repeat. After just 30 seconds, the Brazilian set the same frenetic pace, but Sam Hughes once again recovered from the pressure from its rival. The two athletes continued their exchange and landed good blows, but the Brazilian remained superior and had her arms raised in the duel.
In a clash of styles, Lupita Godinez wins again in Ultimate
L. Godinez beats L. Lookboonmee in UFC Las Vegas 43. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
In his fourth performance of the year, Lupita Godinez returned to the path of winning in Ultimate. With an intense game in grappling, the Mexican overcame the 'clash of styles' against Loma Lookboonme and, after three rounds, she won the judges' decision.
In this way, Luppy managed to win for the second time in the organization – also his seventh in his career. She also has two losses. On the other hand, Lookboonme is defeated for the third time, while it also has six other victories.
Rafa Garcia takes away Natan Levy's unbeaten record in controversial result
R. Garcia passed N. Levy at UFC Vegas 43. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Valid for the lightweight category (up to 70,3kg), the fight between Rafa Garcia e Nathan Levy it was lukewarm and had a controversial result. After taking on the responsibility of entering the card in the week of the fight, the Mexican made an unpleasant debut, in addition to taking away the Frenchman's unbeaten record, and won by unanimous decision from the judges.
Garcia now has a history of 12 triumphs and only one setback – precisely in his UFC debut – in his career. Nathan Levy accumulates six positive results and one negative.
In a balanced duel, Cody Durden surpasses Aori Qileng on points
C. Durden surpasses A. Qileng. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
In the third fight of the night, the flyweight (up to 56,7kg.) cody durden did not have an easy life Aori Qileng. Still on the preliminary card of UFC Vegas 43, the North American fought a balanced duel, but connected the best blows and, at the end of three rounds, was declared the winner in a unanimous decision by the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29- 28).
With this, Durden updated his record to 12 positive results, three negatives and one draw in his career. Qileng, on the other hand, suffers its eighth defeat and on top of that, it also has 18 victories.
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke imposes rhythm on the ground and manages to defeat rival in the judges' decision
S. Nuerdanbieke imposes pace on the ground and defeats S. Soriano by decision of the judges. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Willing to win for the first time in Ultimate, Shayilan Nuerdanbieke used his ground game to hit Sean Soriano in the unanimous decision of the judges. The Chinese started the fight at a disadvantage in terms of striking, but managed to turn things around.
Now, Shavilan has won his 20th career triumph, while also having seven other defeats. Soriano, who recently returned to Ultimate, lost his second fight in a series and now has 14 positive results and eight negative results.
UFC Las Vegas 43 RESULTS
MAIN CAR (20 p.m. Brasília time)
Bantamweight: Ketlen Scallop derrotou Miesha Tate in the unanimous decision of the judges (48-47, 49-46, 48-47)
Welterweight Weight: Sean brady derrotou Michael chiesa in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Fly weight: Taila Santos finished Joanne Wood with a rear naked choke at 4m49s of R1
Bantamweight: Rani Yaya derrotou Kyung Ho Kang in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Adrian Yanez derrotou davey grant in the judges' split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (17 p.m. Brasília time)
Feather weight: pat sabatini derrotou Tucker Lutz in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Lightweight: Rafa Garcia derrotou Nathan Levy in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Straw weight: Loopy Godinez derrotou Loma Lookboonmee in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fly weight: cody durden derrotou Aoriqileng in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Feather weight: Shayilan Nuerdanbieke derrotou Sean Soriano in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Straw weight: Luana pinheiro derrotou Sam Hughes in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
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