Armored shines again, runs over rival in the first round and scores third knockout in a row at UFC 269

B. Armored knocked out J. Wright in the UFC 269 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

There's no mercy. Brazilian promise in the middleweight (up to 83,9kg) of Ultimate, Bruno Blindado shined again in the octagon. Opponent of Jordan wright on the preliminary card of UFC 269, the Paraíba native got the better of a frank striking confrontation that lasted just one round. With a devastating performance, the athlete achieved the third consecutive knockout with the organization's gloves.

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Candidate for one of the performance bonuses at the event, the Brazilian extended the good phase of his career. Brazilian promise in the category led by Israel adesanya, the athlete remains undefeated in three UFC appearances.

Run over by Bruno, Wright, who arrived undefeated in Ultimate, suffered his second defeat in the company. Now, the Paraíba native has the warning signal turned on.

In the interview still in the octagon, Blindado asked for a ranked opponent for the sequence. The suggested name was Brad Tavares, current number 11 in the group.

The fight

The confrontation began with Jordan taking the initiative with a series of high kicks. The Brazilian responded with a direct shot, but the North American surprised him with a counterattack, which rocked Blindado. Wright had the advantage in the clinch and attacked Bruno with an elbow. The Brazilian managed to move away and connected two clean crosses on his opponent's face, who staggered. Armored continued striking until his rival fell. The Brazilian continued to strike until the referee interrupted the confrontation.

UFC 269 fight list

MAIN CARD

Lightweight: charles do brox finished Dustin poirier with a rear naked choke at 1m02s of R3 – Fight for the belt

Bantamweight: Julianna Pena finished Amanda nunes with a rear naked choke at 3m26s of R2 – Fight for the belt

Welterweight Weight: Geoff neal derrotou Santiago Ponzinibbio in the judges' split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

Fly weight: Kai Kara France derrotou cody garbrandt by technical knockout at 3m21s of R1

Bantamweight: Sean O'Malley defeated Raulian paiva by technical knockout at 4m42s of R1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Feather weight: Josh Emmett derrotou Dan Ige in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz derrotou Peter Munhoz in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28,29-28, 29-28)

Heavyweight: Tai tuivasa derrotou August Sakai by knockout 26s into R2

Average weight: Bruno Blindado derrotou Jordan wright by technical knockout at 1m28s of R1

Average weight: André Sergipano finished Erik Anders with an armbar at 3m13 of R1

Fly weight: Erin Blanchfield derrotou Miranda maverick in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Featherweight: Ryan Hall defeated Darrick Minner via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 30-27)

Bantamweight: Tony Kelley defeated Randy Costa by technical knockout at 4m15s of R2

Fly weight: Gillian robertson finished Priscila Pedrita with a rear naked choke at 4m59s of R1